What you need to know about Russian InfoSec Training for 2010 and Beyond

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2010 01:08 Written by Jeffreycarr Monday, 25 January 2010 01:08

Scientific Advisory Board Information Security Training Late 2009 (Specialty 090103)

• Academy of Russia’s FSB Chairman UMO Education of information Security chief ICSI AP Kovalenko
• Academy of FSB of Russia Deputy Chairman of EMA Education of information Security, Deputy Chief ICSI EB Belov
• Academy of FSB of Russia President of UMC specialty 090101, the first Deputy Chief of ICSI VV Mizerov
• Academy of FSB of Russia Deputy Chairman of the IRO on specialty AV 090102 Cheremushkin
• Academy of FSB of Russia President of UMC specialty 090106 VA Raven
• Academy of FSB of Russia Deputy Chairman of the IRO on specialty IA 090106 Shalimov
• Academy of FSB of Russia President of UMC specialty 090107 VV Sizykh
• Academy FSO Russia Head Department VI Kozachok
• Voronezh State Technology University Head of Department, AG Ostapenko
• GNIII PTZI FSTEK Russia Senior Researcher NT Shevtsov
• Moscow State Institute of Electronic Technology Professor AA Horev
• Nizhny State University Prorector LY Rothko
• Omsk State Head of Department VV Mitrokhin
• University of Helpful Penza State University Head of Department SL Zefirov
• Petersburg State University of Helpful Head of Department AA Kornienko
• Tomsk State University systems Management and Radioelectronics Deputy Chairman
• Siberian Regional Branch UMO Education of information security

The full report detailing Russian InfoSec training under current FSB guidelines along with all past reports on Russian institutions engaged in Information Security R&D is available free to IntelFusion FLASH Traffic subscribers or is available as a special focus report to non-subscribers for a fee. Contact me for more info.

IntelFusion FLASH Traffic Regional Edition: Africa, China, Russia, Pakistan

Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2010 01:16 Written by Jeffreycarr Monday, 25 January 2010 12:24

I’m pleased to announce a new offering to the IntelFusion FLASH Traffic service: a monthly edition which focuses on a specific region of interest. While the weekly brief covers emerging global threats in real-time, many agencies and organizations have a specific geographical focus. This new product addresses that customer need on a monthly basis and delivers it for a very competitive price. Current areas of focus are:

• Africa
• China
• Russia/CIS
• Turkey/Pakistan

We will be launching this on February 1st, and all new subscribers will receive a free signed copy of “Inside Cyber Warfare“. Contact me for rates.

Russian Universities and Institutes engaged in InfoSec/InfoWar training: an indepth look

Last Updated on Monday, 30 November 2009 09:37 Written by Jeffreycarr Monday, 30 November 2009 09:37

Today marks the launch of an investigative series into Russian universities and institutes that are providing training in Information Security with collateral applications in their Ministry of Defense Information Warfare operations. To our knowledge, this approach is a first for the OSINT community. The first report published in today’s IntelFusion FLASH Traffic features the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MIFI).

Here is an excerpted portion of the full article:

The Russian web site IT-ACADEMY.RU is devoted to promoting education and careers in Russia’s information technology (IT) sector. In December 2008, a posting touted job prospects for IT security specialists. The posting included a list of the university level IT security programs that employers deemed Russia’s flagship programs. They were:

• Academy of the Federal Security Service
• Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (Faculty of Information Security)
• Moscow State Technical University Bauman (School of Informatics and Control Systems)
• Russian State Humanities University (Faculty of Protection)
• Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Faculty of Computers and Systems)
• Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (Department of Applied Mathematics)
• Moscow State Institute Electronics Engineering (Faculty of Micro-devices and Technical Cybernetics)

GreyLogic researched the IT security programs at each institution and over the next several weeks will summarize their significant aspects starting with the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, also known as either MEPHI or MIFI.

Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (Faculty of Information Security)

Long known as one of Russia’s premier scientific universities, and as the core university for Russia’s nuclear industry, MIFI helped establish modern Russian IT security training. According to the Faculty of Information Security’s web site (www.fis.mephi.edu), while information security courses have been offered since 1991 the independent IT security program was founded in November 1995 at the Russian Federation (RF) Security Council’s direction.

According to the publication of the Russian Finance Ministry Finansovaya Gazeta, during 1996 MIFI worked with the Academy of the FSB, the Russian State Humanitarian University, the Federal Service for Technical and Export Controls, the Russian Federal Ministry of Education and Science, and additional unnamed Federal bodies to establish higher education standards for cryptology and information security.

The full article is only available to IFT subscribers. If your agency or company is interested in obtaining a subscription to IFT, visit the GreyLogic.us website and click on the link for IntelFusion FLASH Traffic to obtain more information.