Kazakhstan has for the past week been on the receiving end of a wave of cyberattacks that IT experts say have slowed down internet connections across the country. The problem has even drawn the attention of the president, who has blamed the attack on foreign-based actors seeking to sow political turmoil. “Certain forces are carrying out these actions from abroad with the intention of provoking a revolution inside our country,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told an audience in the northeastern Abai province on September 30. Tokayev based his argument on the fact that the internet slowdown was initially recorded following his announcement of snap presidential elections to take place on November 20. “They want to prevent positive changes happening in Kazakhstan. But we will not deviate from our course,” he said. The State Technical Service, or STS, a cybersecurity unit operating under the aegis of the National Security Committee, or KNB, […]