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Kryptonit is a Russian technological and research group of companies.

2024: Development of geolocation services acceleration technology

On February 15, 2024, the Russian technological and research group of Kryptonit companies announced the development of a new technology for optimizing geolocation services. The solution is said to be able to significantly reduce query processing time and save computing resources. Read more here.

2023: Inclusion in US sanctions list

On February 24, 2023, Kryptonit was included in ^[1] US SDN sanctions list. ^[1].

Russian IT companies that fell under US, EU and British sanctions in 2022-2024 TAdviser map

TAdviser drew up a map of Russian IT companies in 2022-2024. which fell under the sanctions of the United States, the EU and Britain. It included, among other things, the Kryptonite company. The article about the map can be found here.

2022

Development of TLS protocol version 1.3

On March 14, 2022, Kryptonit announced that its specialists, together with the company's employees, had CryptoCom completed the development of an open implementation of TLS the version 1.3 protocol, which provides data protection using. the Russian cryptographic algorithms It is available as an extension for OpenSSL 1.1.1. More. here

Becoming an IT Company

The technology and research company Kryptonit, which is part of the structure of ICS Holding, announced on March 10, 2022 that it had received the status of an IT company. The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation decided to grant Kryptonit NPK JSC state accreditation as an organization operating in the field of information technology.

According to the OKVED classifier, Kryptonit NPK is engaged in development computer software (62.01), as well as advisory activities and work in the field of computer technology (62.02).

We are grateful to the regulator for the support measures in such a difficult time for the industry and hope that this will save the most valuable thing that we have - people, - commented Vartan Khachaturov, CEO of Kryptonit.

In addition, earlier ICS Holding took a number of measures to reduce the impact on the team and the company of the already occurring and predicted negative changes in the market: each employee received an additional lump sum payment, and the holding companies, including Kryptonit, will not change their development plan regarding attracting new specialists, raising wages and bonuses.

2021: Death of Deputy General Director Yuri Gromakov

On January 16, 2021, Deputy General Director Kryptonite NPK Yuri Gromakov died, who devoted his whole life to the development Russian telecom of the market. He is rightfully considered one of the founding fathers GSM of the standard. cellular communications in Russia More. here

2020

Participation in the creation of the Association "Open Network Technologies"

November 30, 2020 Autonomous non-profit organization for assistance in the development of digital infrastructure "Consortium" Telecommunications Technologies " (ANO TT) reported that together with PJSC Mobile Telesystems (MTS), Kryptonit Research and Production Company JSC and Skolkovsky Institute of Science and Technology, an autonomous non-profit educational organization of higher education (Skoltech) (part of the ВЭБ.РФ group) established the Association of Organizations for the Development of Open Network Communication Networks "Open Network Technologies" (Association "Open Network Technologies") with the aim of developing promising technologies in the telecommunications industry based on open international standards. Read more here.

The composition of the Kryptonite group

Logo in 2020

According to information for June 2020, the Kryptonit brand unites a group of technology companies, the purpose of which is to support and develop domestic technologies, developments and IT talents. Kryptonite was founded in March 2018 and is part of ICS Holding, a multidisciplinary IT structure.

Under the Kryptonit brand, a group of technology companies operates in the Russian information technology market:

• Kryptonit Management Company (LLC Kryptonite"")
• Investment (JSC IC Kryptonite"")
• Research and production (JSC NPK Kryptonit)

The main priority is the support and development of domestic technologies, developments and IT talents.

Kryptonit Management Company is the parent company and ensures the activities of the entire group:

• Strategic planning
• Budgeting
• Financial control
• Provision of general corporate functions

Owners of Kryptonit Management Company for June 2020:

• Concern Automatics - 25%
• Kryptonite UK - 75%

In turn, Kryptonit Investment Company searches, attracts and develops promising Russian technology companies. Kryptonit Investment Company invests both in technology startups and in already successful commercial projects. Among the areas interesting for investment are: information security, cryptography, machine learning, neural networks, face and speech recognition technologies, big data analysis and processing, artificial intelligence.

Finally, Kryptonit NPK is a center of competence in the field of scientific research and experimental development. On the basis of the NPK, a unique research center (R&D) is being formed, uniting several laboratories, including:

• Cryptography Laboratory
• Information and Network Security Laboratory
• Laboratory telecommunications and special equipment
• Big Data and Statistics Lab

Priority areas and competencies of the NPC for March 2020:

• Quantum Computing and Cryptography
• Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Big Data
• Network and Information Security
• New telecommunications standards and their security

Kryptonit NPK is a member of the architectural council created by Rostelecom and Rostec to implement the agreement concluded with the government for the development of 5G in Russia.

An important part of the joint project of the Kryptonit NPK with the Rostec State Corporation should be the creation of the first Cryptography Museum in Russia, as well as the opening of an exhibition complex.

2019

Kryptonit NPK will lead the development of post-quantum cryptography standards in Russia

The heads of the cryptography laboratory of the Kryptonit NPK will develop draft national standards of the Russian Federation that define post-quantum mechanisms for cryptographic information protection. The decision was made at a meeting of the technical committee for standardization "Cryptographic Information Protection" (TK 26), the Kryptonit NPK reported on November 19, 2019.

The creation of the working group will allow us to lead the process of developing and standardizing new cryptographic primitives and protocols that are resistant to attacks using a quantum computer. NPK Kryptonit takes on the role of a leader in the development of this promising direction on a national scale, - said Vasily Shishkin, head of the cryptography laboratory at NPK Kryptonit.

As noted in the Kryptonite NPK, the relevance of post-quantum cryptography is greater than ever. The last decade has been marked by a lot of research in the field of building quantum computers - special computers that use quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical problems that are complex or insoluble for ordinary computers. So, in 2018, Google announced the creation of a quantum computer consisting of 72 qubits. [Intel] has completed the development of a quantum computer containing 49 superconducting quantum qubits, which increase the reliability of storing and processing quantum information. A number of experts talk about the appearance in the next decade of a quantum computer capable of solving real computing, including cryptographic problems. Under these conditions, the importance of cryptographic data protection becomes decisive on a state scale, according to the Kryptonit NPK.

Creating any modern cryptographic infrastructure takes a considerable amount of time. Therefore, regardless of the exact time of the onset of the era of quantum computers, it is already necessary to start preparing all Russian information security systems for it, "says Vasily Shishkin, head of the cryptography laboratory at Kryptonit NPK.

Also, at a meeting of TK 26, work was launched on the development of national standards in the field of requirements and methods for testing security services for radio communication interfaces and cryptographic sets in automatic identification and data collection (RFID) technologies. Work in this area will be coordinated by employees of the Kryptonit NPK. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) describes methods for contactless automatic identification and authentication of objects in which data can be exchanged, including in secure mode.

Determination of shares in JV

On June 7, 2019, the Avtomatika concern of Rostec State Corporation and Kryptonit LLC, which is part of ICS Holding, entered into an agreement to determine shares in a joint venture - the Kryptonit research and production company. Investments in the creation of a new structure that will transfer military information technologies to the civilian sector will amount to 4 billion rubles.

Rostec and Kryptonit determined shares in the joint venture

Kryptonit Research and Production Company was created by Kryptonit LLC (part of ICS Holding) in July 2018. The Rostec structure will receive a blocking package in the joint venture - 25% and one share. Kryptonit LLC's share will be 75% less one share.

The contract for the purchase and sale of shares of NPK Kryptonit was concluded by the general director of the Avtomatika concern Vladimir Kabanov and the general director of ICS Holding and Kryptonit LLC Anton Cherepennikov. The transfer of ownership of shares will be registered within 10 business days from the date of signing the agreement.

The joint venture will focus on the development of civilian IT products. They will be based, among other things, on military technological solutions of production facilities and research institutes of the Rostec State Corporation. In addition, the company will develop its own competencies in the field of information security and big data.

Enterprises of the Rostec radio-electronic cluster face an important strategic task - to increase the share of civilian products to 60% by 2025. The creation of a joint venture with such a large IT structure as ICS Holding will be another step towards this goal for us, will provide an opportunity to create new high-tech solutions and enter promising markets, including foreign ones, "said Sergey Sakhnenko, industrial director of the radio electronic complex of Rostec State Corporation.

Among the key areas of activity of the Kryptonit NPK are cryptography and quantum computing, machine learning and neural networks, network information security, and the development of new standards for the telecommunications industry. In turn, the Avtomatika concern has research competencies in the field of communications and information security. Combining efforts, confident in companies, will make it possible to produce new demanded products. The directions of development will be jointly determined by the parties.

General Director of NPK Kryptonit Vartan Khachaturov noted that the NPK faces ambitious tasks that are already being solved by the efforts of talented young scientists and developers.

In fact, this is a project unique to our market, in which four laboratories in key areas have been formed since launch, and in the near future we will launch two more. Partnership with Rostec, which has a powerful technological base, will allow us to become the main research center not only in Russia, but also in demand in the international market of information and communication technologies, he said.

NPK Kryptonit will be located on the territory of the Avtomatika concern. As part of the project, the first Russian Museum of Cryptography and Computer Engineering will also be created on the site. It will open doors to visitors in May 2021.

2018

Creation of JV

Concern "Automatics" of the state corporation "Rostec" and the company "Citadel" announced in July 2018 the creation of a joint venture, which will promote military developments in the field of information technology to the commercial market.

Rostec and Citadel create a joint venture to commercialize military developments in IT

Joint investments in the research and production company Kryptonit will amount to more than 4 billion rubles. The main areas of the company's activity will be cryptography, quantum computing, machine learning, big data storage, security of solutions based on blockchain technologies, telecommunications standards and their security.

The main task of the new enterprise will be to attract investments to commercialize innovative solutions and technologies, created enterprises and research institutes, defense industries. In addition, NPK will deal with its own developments in the field of information security.

As noted by Kommersant^[2]the partners do not disclose the distribution of their shares^[3] joint venture, since all the procedures for its creation have not been completed. Kryptonit LLC was registered in March, 100% of this company belongs to the founder of the Citadel Anton Cherepennikov. In turn, the Citadel, according to Kommersant's information, is considered the largest manufacturer of equipment for providing operational-search measures (SORM) and IT solutions for information security.

The new company will be based on the territory of the Avtomatika concern. An agreement has already been reached on the complete reconstruction of part of the concern's premises in Moscow to create a modern working space on their basis, which includes a constantly operating exposition of domestic products and technologies, Rostec reported. At the same time, the reconstruction may last a year and a half.

Obviously, Russian military developments in the field of information security have great potential for use in the field of education. The creation of a joint venture is an excellent example of public-private partnership, consolidation of efforts to increase synergy both by entering new areas of activity and developing market competencies, and by introducing the accumulated defense industry of Russia scientific and technical potential in the IT industry, "said Sergey Sakhnenko, director of the Rostec radio electronic cluster.

The director of the IT outsourcing ALP Group Dmitry Bessoltsev department told Kommersant that the deal is beneficial to both parties: Rostec acquires the competence of the manufacturer of SORM equipment and information security solutions, which it does not have, and Citadel acquires the lobbying and financial resources of the state corporation. Some developments for the defense sector may be stripped of secrecy today; they will enter the open market and will be used in civil sectors of the economy, the CEO believes. IVC Grigory Sizonenko

The products of the joint venture are likely to be in demand in connection with the implementation of the requirements of the "Spring Law," with the digitalization of the economy, import substitution and with the country's course to control and protect information, Dmitry Bessoltsev said.

In July 2018, it was also announced the creation of the Kryptonit investment company of the same name, which is engaged in the search and investment in new promising IT projects in Russia.

The requirements for the protection of critical information infrastructures that have appeared this year create a new segment of the market, where the path is ordered to Western vendors and where Rostec products can have very good prospects, agrees Andrey Yankin, deputy director of the Jet Infosystems information security center. According to him, Kryptonite's export offer is unlikely to be oriented towards the West, but there are a number of countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, where stories about "Russian hackers" are not horror stories, but rather excellent advertising for Russian military technologies in the field of information security, at least for representatives of the public sector.

Foundation of Kryptonit LLC

In March 2018, a Kryptonit LLC player appeared on the map of the Russian TMT market, founded by Anton Cherepennikov. The key role of Kryptonit is the support and development of domestic technologies and developments. Among the priority areas are quantum computing and cryptography, technologies and solutions in the field of storage, processing and management of big data, machine learning and neural networks, information security.

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