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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Sources FO with your Sources

[rtb61]

Normal tech story, company ABC does this, what ever this is, cancels contract, changes suppier, what ever. US main stream media tell a story, sources say unknown companies are doing this. One true, past evidence clearly establishes the second version as a lie. Meh, more main stream media crap. Name the companies ripping out Kaspersky software, otherwise you are lying. Why would any company not say they were dropping software, why the fuck would the keep it secret. Why the fuckity fucking fuck would insider sources need to report this, what utter fucking bullshit. The whole premise is stupid, company XYZ stops using a particular brand of software, that is regular news and reported regularly with full detail regardless of the brand of type of software, stories appear all of the time. Now we get inside sources because the details need to be keep secret. Oh my US main stream media has jumped on the FUD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... bandwagon, drop Kaspersky because everyone else is, exactly who is that, we wont say because it has to be kept a secret otherwise Stalin and undead KGB agents will attack them.

Re:unintended consequence

[lucm]

If it praises Trump, it's good journalism. If it criticises Trump, it's fake news. Gotcha. Oh, and Russia are your friends.

lol.

Are you an imbecile or just biased?

Re:unintended consequence

[Anonymous Coward]

Liberal = imbecile

These are the people going crazy because Russia "might" have bought $50k of ads on Facebook, not knowing who those ads supported, and the only source is Zuck. However, they ignore that the DNC literally RIGGED their national primary.

Now we learn the FBI has actual evidence of Russian collusion. Of course it is with Hillary and involves bribes, extortions, and money laundering, all known about before the Uranium One deal. Obmama's DOJ buried the investigation so it wouldn't stop Clintons from making $140 million, screw the American people. But again they ignore actual evidence and insist on collusion that there is no evidence of.

Yes, liberals have hit peak stupidity. The dumber they get, the more they get praised, so don't expect them to stop soon. I had one calling me names because I said something bad about a KKK leader they supported (here on /.)

Re: Is Kaspersky Software on Voting machines?

[Megol]

Are you imagining voices in your head too?

Re:All together?

[MightyMartian]

Thanks for proving my point Ivan