Australia Bans All Kaspersky Products on Government Systems Citing 'Unacceptable Security Risk' (bleepingcomputer.com) 20
The Australian government has banned all Kaspersky Lab products and web services from its systems and devices following an analysis that claims the company poses a significant security risk to the country. From a report: "After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services by Australian Government entities poses an unacceptable security risk to Australian Government, networks and data, arising from threats of foreign interference, espionage and sabotage," justified Stephanie Foster, Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs.
"I have also considered the important need for a strong policy signal to critical infrastructure and other Australian governments regarding the unacceptable security risk associated with the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services."
"I have also considered the important need for a strong policy signal to critical infrastructure and other Australian governments regarding the unacceptable security risk associated with the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services."
Even if it didn't... sanctions work (Score:3)
You have to hurt businesses based in a country that you're at odds with if you want things to change, because business has influence everywhere.
Side note, why the hell is anyone still using Kaspersky anything? When AVP first came out it was awesome, it was by far the fastest thing around with the highest detection rates and had the least impact to your system. But these days it punches performance right in the nuts.
Re: Even if it didn't... sanctions work (Score:2)
Given that it is performance-destroying garbage, no it is not.
Re: Even if it didn't... sanctions work (Score:2)
Re: Even if it didn't... sanctions work (Score:2)
I have personal experience with when it was good and when it became bad. Why don't you cite something if you don't?
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I don't think this needs a citation. The poster is probably speaking from personal experience and doesn't feel the need to validate it. And I share that experience. Over the years I have stripped this stuff from the systems of my extended family and replaced it with more well behaved products, in some cases allowing them to get a few more years out of hardware they thought was useless.
For "slightly" better protection, the cost was noticeably degraded performance.
Want me to back that up with somebody else's
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North Korea has found out it doesn't like working with Russia. That was a valuable lesson for everybody.
Glad to see it (Score:2)
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It used to seem that way, but with how the Trump supporters are clearly supporting making Donald Trump a king, I wouldn't encourage too many people to do what Trump wants them to do.
Re: Glad to see it (Score:2)
No, it is not, because monarchies have been shown to be abusive dead ends that cannot compete.
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Get rid of first past the post voting, limit campaign spending by law and watch a healthier democracy as a result of getting rid of the two party system.
Kaspersky (Score:4, Interesting)
We have evaluated the product and.... (Score:2)
......have decided that the backdoors that our spy agencies have in the software are fine, yours are not.
Goverment Should Be Off of X (Score:2)
But it detects American and Israeli spyware (Score:1)