Dave, the BBC Tech article on this quoted Kaspersky insisting that it can’t be compelled by Russian political interests to do anything (given its size and international significance). So it was clear that changing from Kaspersky is more a boycott than cyber safety… I’m confused.
joanne said:
Dave, the BBC Tech article on this quoted Kaspersky insisting that it can’t be compelled by Russian political interests to do anything (given its size and international significance). So it was clear that changing from Kaspersky is more a boycott than cyber safety… I’m confused.
at this point whatever little trust I had in Russia is gone. I would delete it. Boycott, whatever, just get it off your computer.
My brother reminded me that Kaspersky is actually headquartered in Germany and Switzerland, and they’ve released a statement to that effect - Putin has no power over them. They’ve decried the invasion.
Here’s an old article about their ‘new’ HQ in Switzerland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44127611
joanne said:
My brother reminded me that Kaspersky is actually headquartered in Germany and Switzerland, and they’ve released a statement to that effect - Putin has no power over them. They’ve decried the invasion.
Here’s an old article about their ‘new’ HQ in Switzerland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44127611
Yet, it is the German cyber people who are warning against its use.
So, Wiki is incorrect?
joanne said:
My brother reminded me that Kaspersky is actually headquartered in Germany and Switzerland, and they’ve released a statement to that effect - Putin has no power over them. They’ve decried the invasion.
Here’s an old article about their ‘new’ HQ in Switzerland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44127611
He hardly "decried" the "invasion." There's no mention of the war starting as a one- sided invasion by Putin. It's neutral and nambly pambly (war must be resolved by negotiation blah blah).
This is the statement on their own site in relation to BSI/Germany’s warning:
https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2022_kaspersky-statement-regarding-the-bsi-warning
And this is Eugene Kaspersky’s personal statement in response to BSI’s warning:
https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/collateral-damage-on-cybersecurity/43938/
Note: those invitations for deep and thorough investigation of Kaspersky codes, storage and redirection of clients’ data have been issued for years - openly, in several places, on their website and in their printed documentation. Not something new.
Promote your business here - Businesses get highlighted throughout the site and you can add a deal.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/germanys-cyber-authority-tells-public-to-stop-using-kaspersky-antivirus