By L Todd Wood; Tsarizm:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Russian hi-tech companies that if they use foreign software, they will lose out on government contracts. Putin said cyber security will prevent the Kremlin from buying software where Russia’s security may be threatened.
“In terms of security, there are things that are critically important for the state, for sustaining life in certain sectors and regions,” Interfax news agency quoted Putin as telling a meeting with Russian technology producers, reported CNBC.
“And if you are going to bring in hardware and software in such quantities, then in certain areas the state will inevitably say to you: ‘You know, we cannot buy that, because somewhere a button will be pressed and here everything will go down…So bear that in mind.”
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