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Kaspersky Software Banned From US Government Systems Over Concerns About Russia (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the going-at-it dept.

Mark Wilson writes: The Department of Homeland Security has told US government agencies to remove Kaspersky software from their systems. The directive was issued because of concerns about influence exerted over the company by the Russian government. Government agencies have been given three months to identify and start to remove Kaspersky's security products. Kaspersky has constantly denied connections to the Russian government, but the US is simply not willing to take the risk.

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  1. Banned because Kaspersky patched NSA/CIA backdoors by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    jimstone.is

    After hackers released all the NSA hackware files, Kaspersky went through them and plugged all the holes. That would explain why American intelligence is telling people to avoid Kaspersky.

    Let me repeat an old story on this site . . . .

    Years ago, (2012 or so) a Norton programmer contacted me and told me that both Norton and McAfee had people permanently stationed at Microsoft, and their only job was to cooperate with Microsoft and make sure their system security products did not close any NSA backdoors that Microsoft put there for the NSA. This is cold hard irrefutable fact, not internet rumor.

    So do you think I am going to listen when American intelligence tells me to avoid Kaspersky, WHICH HAS NO PEOPLE SITTING AT MICROSOFT, cooperating to make sure no holes get plugged? Also of note: This programmer made no mention of Trend Micro, so maybe Trend Micro products actually work too.

    Anyway, testing the waters here with Kaspersky (and hopefully not testing fate!)

    I will certainly keep you updated.

  2. Re:Banned because Kaspersky patched NSA/CIA backdo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    You don't seriously believe that everything someone writes anonymously on the Internet counts as inside information, do you? To provide inside information anonymously, you deliver original documents and/or reveal other knowledge that only insiders should have. The receiver then tries to validate these documents or claims by comparing it with other evidence, expert testimony, and further sources.