Ukraine puts another nail in Kaspersky coffin

Stefan Mileschin · 11th May 2022, 07:59

US ratchets up pressure to send Kaspersky to the Duat

Already in trouble with the Russian government for shifting some operations to Switzerland, Kaspersky Lab now faces a fresh national security probe from the US government which is bound to be painful.

The case was referred to the Commerce Department by the Department of Justice last year, but Commerce made little progress on it until the White House and other administration officials urged them to move forward in March.

The US is worried the Kremlin could use the antivirus software, which has privileged access to a computer's systems, to steal sensitive information from American computers or tamper with them as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West. Access to the networks of federal contractors and operators of critical US infrastructure such as power grids are seen as a concern.

https://fudzilla.com/news/54826-ukra...spersky-coffin

11th May 2022, 07:59	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Ukraine puts another nail in Kaspersky coffin US ratchets up pressure to send Kaspersky to the Duat Already in trouble with the Russian government for shifting some operations to Switzerland, Kaspersky Lab now faces a fresh national security probe from the US government which is bound to be painful. The case was referred to the Commerce Department by the Department of Justice last year, but Commerce made little progress on it until the White House and other administration officials urged them to move forward in March. The US is worried the Kremlin could use the antivirus software, which has privileged access to a computer's systems, to steal sensitive information from American computers or tamper with them as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West. Access to the networks of federal contractors and operators of critical US infrastructure such as power grids are seen as a concern. https://fudzilla.com/news/54826-ukra...spersky-coffin

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