FSB Officer in Running for Cybersecurity Deputy Role
An FSB officer may become deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Low Carbon Economy on cybersecurity — RBC. RBC has found that FSB officer Konstantin Drobadenko has been nominated for the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development on information security.
Consensus
- Konstantin Drobadenko is being considered for the position of deputy minister of digital development responsible for information security.
- Drobadenko is the head of the Information Security and Special Communications Center of the FSB.
- The position is currently held by Alexander Shoytov, who has served since April 2021.
- The final decision on the appointment has not yet been made.
- No official order of appointment has been issued.
- The possibility of Shoytov's departure has been discussed since spring 2026.
- Both Drobadenko and Shoytov have experience in FSB and expertise in cryptography.
- The Ministry of Digital Development has seen ongoing personnel changes for several months.
Points of divergence
- IT analyst Mikhail Klimarev commented that the deputy minister position for information security has long functioned as an FSB outpost in a civilian agency, with only the insignia changing. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Expert Alexey Lukatsky expressed hope that the new deputy minister would be willing to listen to the industry. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The deputy minister oversees unified state policy on cyber protection, specialized secure equipment, and a federal project. — riamo
- The possibility of Shoytov’s departure has been discussed since spring 2024. — vesti
- The federal project under the deputy minister’s supervision is called 'Information Security'. — tg_echoonline_news
- The candidate's appointment is described as a potential 'rotation' in the ministry. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (5 sources)
- Active FSB officer to be placed at the head of cybersecurity of the Ministry of Digital Development. He will be responsible for, among other things... — Важные истории
- FSB officer may become deputy head of Ministry of Digital Development on cybersecurity — RBC — Говорит НеМосква
- In the Ministry of Digital Development, a former FSB officer was nominated for the deputy minister position on information security — РИАМО
- Candidate for Deputy Minister of Digital Development on Cybersecurity Post is FSB Officer — RBC — ЭХО / Новости
- FSB officer may become new cyber security curator of Ministry of Digital Development — Вести