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2023: Creation of a joint venture in the field of information security by Rostec and Almaz-Antey concern

and Rostec State Corporation the Aerospace Defense Concern Almaz Antey are creating a joint venture in the region. information security The parties, through specialized subsidiaries, became part of the shareholders of Altius Lab, which will deal with countering to cyber threats and increasing the level of information and technological security of facilities, transport infrastructure countries primarily in the field of air traffic management. Representatives of Rostec reported this TAdviser on April 17, 2023.

Rostec has created a company to combat cyber threats in the field of air traffic

Altius Lab will develop a direction to increase the level of information security of the Unified Air Traffic Management System. In particular, the company will search for and eliminate critical vulnerabilities at the stage of designing and modernizing information systems, as well as integrating domestic developments in the field of information protection. To counter cyber threats, an information security monitoring center is being formed. Subsequently, the company is planned to enter the foreign market.

Almaz-Antey is our long-standing strategic partner. The work is carried out in line with the National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, where information security is indicated by one of the main priorities of the country. The specialists of the joint venture will have a unique set of knowledge based on many years of experience of two corporations. This approach will allow porting the best practices of the parties for the effective functioning of information protection systems, "said Nikolai Volobuev, Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation.

Within the framework of the partnership, the Rostec corporate center of competencies in the field of information security "Information Security Reforms" will provide a joint venture with trusted hardware and software solutions of its own design. The Aeronautical and Information Systems company (part of Rostec) and the Almaz research and production association (part of Almaz-Antey) will provide personnel resources and expertise in the field of air traffic management.

Dmitry Savitsky, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern, noted the importance of the emergence of a company on the domestic cybersecurity market, which is a joint venture of two leading Russian defense industry holdings.

"Taking into account modern conditions, the unification of the production and scientific potential of the Almaz-Antey Concern and Rostec in the field of information security creates an opportunity, taking into account the priority of state interests, to increase the level of information and technological security of Russian transport infrastructure facilities, first of all, this will affect the organization of air traffic," Dmitry Savitsky emphasized.

According to representatives of Almaz-Antey and Rostec, Altius Lab will not only combine the expertise of both parties in the activities of systemic information security, but will also allow effective implementation of procedures for import substitution of IT and information security products.

"Taking into account the increased number of targeted hacker attacks on the objects of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation, it is fundamentally important for us to focus on creating a trusted technological environment that will significantly increase the security of information resources, including through continuous monitoring and operational response to cyber incidents," said Dmitry Ivanov, General Director of Altius Lab JSC.