Russian Government Agencies Launch VPN Procurement Tenders
State enterprises, banks, and law enforcement initiate tenders for VPN channels to secure internet communications.
The following organizations are currently involved:
- Russian National Guard (Rosgvardiya),
- PAO "RusHydro"
- Pension Fund of the Russian Federation,
- Russian Agricultural Bank.
Rosselkhozbank will spend approximately 9 million rubles to develop its own VPN channel network. Additionally, police departments are interested in obtaining such channels, and according to data from the Rostov region, around 35 million rubles will be allocated. Russia's northern capital has also joined the trend, with the Saint Petersburg Metro already launching VPN channels at their sanatorium facility. The deal cost 245 thousand rubles, enabling secure data transmission throughout the metro system and convenient internet access for vacationing visitors.
GUP "TEK SPb" also conducted a tender for 950 thousand rubles, and now their VPN channels will protect communications from hacking and safeguard data.
It's worth noting that in mid-autumn 2017, Russia enacted legislation prohibiting VPN services. If a service assists in bypassing access restrictions to the Telegram messenger or any other banned content, it will be blocked. However, these requirements do not apply to state-level operators or local government bodies.
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