On 5 December 2017 at 21:31, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
On 2017-12-05 15:28, Bill Anderson wrote:
I know at my govt gig we are specifically staying away from KAV because
of concerns over the head dude there somehow being tied to Putin and the Kremlin. (paranoia?)<<
Not difficult to find...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/13/us-government-bans-kasper... https://www.wired.com/story/kaspersky-russia-antivirus/ https://www.wired.com/story/nsa-contractors-hacking-tools/
Excellent...thanks, Bill. I didn't realize Best Buy and Office Depot stores had pulled the Kaspersky products. More ammunition for not using it.
Barclays bank in the UK used to provide Kaspersky for free to all customers but is no longer offering this to new users.