It turned out that the information about concrete locomotive: cargo, location, speedy, can see not only employees of the State Enterprise Lietuvos geležinkeliai, but also the Russian service.
Some of the important Lithuanian state institutions and strategic enterprises are still using "unsafe Russian computer hardware". It allows you to hack the system and manage it.
Politicians pay attention to the fact that the Lietuvos geležinkeliai is already for five years using a security system of Izhevsk Radio Factory, belonging to the Russian military complex. It has been implemented even in the new locomotive, made in Germany. Its basis is the Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS, which allows Russia to provides the coordinates of any military transport.
However, technologies with "unsafe Russian hardware" is already changing to new "clean", but to complete the work need a couple more years.
Member of National Security and Defence Committee of the Parliament, Laurynas Camunas, said that, theoretically, Russian services can stop the train even at a distance. It can lead to many problems.. Railways are very important in any military operation. So, he hopes that Government will solve this problem as soon as possible, and in the future theoretical possibilities to control such processes will not exist.
The Ministry of Defence plans in September to run cybersecurity test. The experts appreciate not only the safety of Railways, but also the safety systems and other strategic Enterprises and Institutions. Vice-Minister of Defense Edvinas Cerza confirmed that major incidents had been not recorded, although there have been attempts to hack the system.
The names of the strategic Enterprise and Institutions still use "unsafe Russian computer hardware" are unknown.
- Christina
Some of the important Lithuanian state institutions and strategic enterprises are still using "unsafe Russian computer hardware". It allows you to hack the system and manage it.
Politicians pay attention to the fact that the Lietuvos geležinkeliai is already for five years using a security system of Izhevsk Radio Factory, belonging to the Russian military complex. It has been implemented even in the new locomotive, made in Germany. Its basis is the Russian satellite navigation system GLONASS, which allows Russia to provides the coordinates of any military transport.
However, technologies with "unsafe Russian hardware" is already changing to new "clean", but to complete the work need a couple more years.
Member of National Security and Defence Committee of the Parliament, Laurynas Camunas, said that, theoretically, Russian services can stop the train even at a distance. It can lead to many problems.. Railways are very important in any military operation. So, he hopes that Government will solve this problem as soon as possible, and in the future theoretical possibilities to control such processes will not exist.
The Ministry of Defence plans in September to run cybersecurity test. The experts appreciate not only the safety of Railways, but also the safety systems and other strategic Enterprises and Institutions. Vice-Minister of Defense Edvinas Cerza confirmed that major incidents had been not recorded, although there have been attempts to hack the system.
The names of the strategic Enterprise and Institutions still use "unsafe Russian computer hardware" are unknown.
- Christina
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