The West has documented the use of IT in its interests, the Foreign Ministry said
Andrey Akulchev announced the open use of IT technologies to solve military-political problems
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Acting Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Akulchev said that Western countries have officially enshrined in their doctrines the offensive use of digital technologies to achieve military-political goals.
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The statement was made within the framework of the II Global Digital Forum at a panel discussion on information security.
Western countries have documented the offensive use of digital technologies in their interests, said acting. Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Akulchev.
On Friday, he spoke at the II Global Digital Forum at the panel discussion “International cooperation in the field of information security.” The diplomat noted that advanced technologies from the IT sector are today used to solve military-political problems.
“Previously, some states did this in secret. However, now the use of relevant offensive capabilities is not hidden, and in some countries, Western countries, it is enshrined in doctrinal documents,” Akulchev said.
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- Which countries and documents did the speaker have in mind?
