Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the problem with replacing servers based on the "Elbrus" microprocessor developed by the Russian JSC "MCST" at a meeting in the Federation Council.
In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, such servers are used to operate automation services for centers for automated fixation of administrative offenses in the field of road traffic in the database of special software "Pautina", and a unified information resource for registration and migration registration. Also, "Elbrus" processors can be found in ATMs and microcomputers, and in other places where cybersecurity needs to be ensured — at critical information infrastructure facilities and large enterprises.
Operation has shown the low fault tolerance of servers based on "Elbrus" processors. The Ministry of Internal Affairs actually has no way to quickly replace such server equipment in the event of its failure due to force majeure circumstances – due to the fact that its deliveries are carried out only in a planned manner.
Kashpur noted that "MCST" responded to requests from the Ministry of Internal Affairs: the security forces noted that new "Elbrus" processors are not yet being produced, and the released copies have already been distributed.
Earlier in the fall of 2024, it became known that JSC "MCST" transferred under external management to another major Russian microelectronics manufacturer — JSC SPC "ELVIS". It was noted that this does not imply the transfer of ownership of shares or stocks to other persons. "ELVIS" only receives powers related to the management of "MCST", which will help guarantee "prompt and uninterrupted provision of the state defense order". Nevertheless, the Association of Developers and Manufacturers of Electronics appealed to the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov and First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov with a request to consider more carefully the goals and objectives that "MCST" will solve under external management.
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