The Government of the Russian Federation approved the "Regulations on the licensing of activities for the technical protection of confidential information"

Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed a decree of August 15, 2006 N504 “On the licensing of activities for the technical protection of confidential information, ” Prime-Tass reports.

Technical protection of confidential information means a range of measures and services to protect it from unauthorized access, including through technical channels, as well as from special influences on such information in order to destroy, distort or block access to it. The licensing of activities for the technical protection of confidential information is carried out by the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control.