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Dodging Russian Spies, Customers Are Ripping Out Kaspersky (thedailybeast.com)

From a report: Multiple U.S. security consultants and other industry sources tell The Daily Beast customers are dropping their use of Kaspersky software all together, particularly in the financial sector, likely concerned that Russian spies can rummage through their files. Some security companies are being told to only provide U.S. products. And former Kaspersky employees describe the firm as reeling, with department closures and anticipation that researchers will jump ship soon. "We are under great pressure to only use American products no matter the technical or performance consequences," said a source in a cybersecurity firm which uses Kaspersky's anti-virus engine in its own services. The Daily Beast granted anonymity to some of the industry sources to discuss internal deliberations, as well as the former Kaspersky employees to talk candidly about recent events.

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  1. All together? by Stormwatch · · Score: 5, Funny

    customers are dropping their use of Kaspersky software all together

    All of them simultaneously and at the same place?

    1. Re:All together? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2, Funny

      Social uninstalling, the new fad...

      --
      Ezekiel 23:20
    2. Re: All together? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Much obliged, Comrade Wang.

    3. Re: All together? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      It's hilarious how unhinged and batshit crazy Trump has made you.

      Remember how smug and condescending you were a year ago? How self righteous and sure?

      Watching you, MadMartigan, collapse into a babbling imbecile spouting Russian conspiracy theories to protect your fragile ego has been one of the greatest joys of my 15 years on Slashdot, and really the entire internet.