Global South countries present strategies for developing new cybersecurity architecture
Global South countries present strategies for developing new cybersecurity architecture
Publish Date: 2026-05-27 09:09:00
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New challenges and joint measures to counter cyber threats were discussed at the session “International Cooperation on Information Security” during the International Security Forum, which is taking place in the Moscow Region. Representatives of Russia, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe delivered presentations.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Aleksander Alimov stated the need to develop clear legally binding norms in the field of international information security. According to him, the voluntary rules of conduct adopted at the United Nations (UN) in the previous decade are no longer sufficient.
“We are convinced that the only way to make the information space more stable, secure and predictable is through international cooperation. No country is capable of countering cross-border ICT threats on its own. There is a need to develop common rules of the game applicable to all, which would regulate the actions of states and their companies in the digital sphere. […] The first step in this direction has already been taken with the adoption by the UN General Assembly in December 2024 and the signing in October 2025 of the UN Convention against Cybercrime, developed at Russia’s initiative. This is the first universal treaty in the field of international information security. Seventy-five countries have signed the document. We call on all countries to sign and ratify this Convention”
Aleksander Alimov
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
In the future, Russia intends to launch work on an additional protocol to the Convention in order to expand the scope of unlawful activities covered. Alimov also recalled the Global…
