From the Washington Post: Russia’s becoming more digitally isolated

Russia is growing increasingly isolated from the global Internet in ways that spell trouble for its citizens’ cybersecurity.

A slew of Western tech and cybersecurity companies have stopped selling in Russia since it invaded Ukraine. That could make it far easier to hack Russian citizens — and far tougher for them to maintain privacy online.

• It will also leave Russian citizens and companies reliant mostly on Russian tech and cyber companies, such as the anti-virus provider Kaspersky, which U.S. intelligence officials say can’t be trusted.

The effects could be felt far outside of Russia. The moves come in the context of efforts by China and other repressive governments to limit the role of Western tech firms. They could speed up the transition to a fractured Internet where online security and privacy is the sole province of democracies.