The German intelligence service, BSI, advises companies against using the antivirus software of the Russian company Kaspersky, because of threats from Russia.
Those threats were addressed to Germany, but also to the European Union and NATO. Kasperksy is headquartered in Moscow and has enjoyed considerable success since 1997.
But there is also a controversy, namely the alleged ties to the Russian government. There is also the idea that this company offers cybersecurity to the IT infrastructure of the Russian state. As a result, there are concerns about the neutrality of the company.
Germany: No Kaspersky antivirus
Therefore guesses the German intelligence service to look into alternative antivirus software. The BSI explains in a blog post that antivirus programs often have higher privileges on Windows systems, creating a permanent, encrypted, and unverifiable connection between the computer and the company’s Russian servers.
In addition, such programs can upload suspicious files to the remote servers for analysis; now there is a concern that Kasperksy can do this with all kinds of other files as well.
While Kasperksy is likely to be trustworthy and ethical, the company must also comply with Russian law. For example, state agencies must have access to the company’s databases when they request it. In addition, the company could be forced to help Russian intelligence, the BSI suggests.
A representative from Kasperksy believes this appeal is politically motivated. This has nothing to do with the technical side of the story, said the same representative to the editors of Bleeping Computer†
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