Russia's Cyberus hires former Ozon managing director to establish cooperation with govt agencies

MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The Cyberus Foundation for Result-Oriented Cybersecurity Development (JSC Cyberus, which aims to attract investments in cybersecurity companies, form a unified export offering and promote it on the global market) has recruited Sergei Belyakov, former managing director of Ozon , to organize work with government agencies, the foundation said.

"Cybersecurity has long gone beyond being a standalone industry," Belyakov was quoted as saying. "Today, it is a matter of national security and strategic state priorities. And not only in terms of protection against threats but also as a driver for sovereign IT development, the creation of new technologies and solutions which are competitive at the global level," he said.

Solving these challenges requires open dialogue and joint efforts by the state, the industry and businesses, he said.

Belyakov will join Cyberus as a partner of the foundation, overseeing government relations and managing strategic projects aimed at developing the cybersecurity industry.

"My goal is to help create a platform for this cooperation and bring Russian cybersecurity to a fundamentally new level of development," Belyakov said.

Before joining Cyberus, Belyakov worked at Ozon, where he served as managing director from 2021 to 2024. From 2016 to 2021, he led the Alliance of Pension Funds association of non-governmental pension funds and then the Association of Retail Companies. Before that, from 2008 to 2014, he held various positions at the Economic Development Ministry.

Cyberus was founded in 2022. One of its co-founders is Yury Maximov (co-owner of PJSC Positive Group ). Cyberus is engaged in investing in cybersecurity companies, creating specialized projects to develop the cybersecurity industry and forming an export offering for cybersecurity solutions on the global market.