An FSB officer may become the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media's deputy head for cybersecurity.

FSB officer Konstantin Drobadenko has been named the candidate for the post of Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media for Information Security, RBC has learned. According to two sources, a final decision has not yet been made.

An FSB officer may become the Ministry of Digital Development's deputy head for cybersecurity, according to RBC.

FSB officer Konstantin Drobadenko has become a candidate for the post of Deputy Minister of Digital Development for Information Security. found RBC. 

Drobadenko is the head of the FSB's Center for Information Security and Special Communications. According to two of the publication's four sources, a final decision has not yet been made.
 
This position is currently held by Lieutenant General Alexander Shoitov, who also has experience in the intelligence services. He holds a doctorate in physics and mathematics, is a graduate of the Institute of Cryptography, Communications, and Informatics, and is president of the Academy of Cryptography. At the Ministry of Digital Development, he oversees state policy in the field of information security.

Industry reaction to the candidate for Deputy Minister of Digital Development

"Let's call a spade a spade: the deputy minister for information security has long served as an FSB outpost in a civilian agency. Only the shoulder straps change," commented news IT analyst Mikhail Klimarev. 

Information security expert Alexey Lukatsky pointed out that approaches effective for ensuring state security "are not always optimal for the civilian sector." He believes it is important for the new deputy minister to be prepared to "listen to the industry" and move from regulating individual technologies to ensuring the security of the digital environment as a whole.

Personnel changes in the department have been ongoing for several months.