The British government, following the US, is also banned from using Russian security products, and it is noteworthy that this move will be dominated by the global Kaspersky`s dominoes. This is a "butterfly effect," which raises concerns that governments may intensify a `global security war` that is aimed at rejecting competitors` overseas security solutions.

The Cyber Security Center (NHSC) under the Department of State has warned its government agencies not to use Russian antivirus software, according to foreign and security sources. This is a security industry view that is aimed at Kaspersky Lab. "The use of Russian vaccine products, which seem to be linked to the Russian government, in systems containing national information is not a security aspect," said Cialan Martin, president of the NHSC.

As a customer of Kaspersky Lab, Buckleigh Bank in the UK has already said that it will stop supplying Kaspersky products to new Internet banking customers on February 2. So the Kaspersky Lab has fallen into the fire. This is because, if not used primarily by government agencies, they can be naturally withdrawn from the corporate market.

Prior to this, the US ordered all federal agencies to stop using Kaspersky last September. Hackers in the Israeli government have been aware that Russian hackers have been using Kaspersky`s vaccine to steal confidential information from US intelligence agencies for more than two years.

Meanwhile, in response to this move, Kaspersky Lab is in a position to unveil the framework of its solution through negotiations with the US government as well as the British government, and to prove its innocence against the suspicion of `close ties with the Russian government`.

Kaspersky Lab is the world`s third-largest antivirus solution provider, with 85% of its sales coming from overseas, not Russia. In such a situation, if the world moves out of the world, it is threatening the existence of the company and is actively denying the relationship with the Russian government and taking measures to deal with it.

According to Kaspersky Lab`s website, "We are not affiliated with Russia or any other government," he said. "No person or organization has ever been able to provide reliable evidence."

On the other hand, Lee Chang-hoon, president of Kaspersky Lab Korea, pointed out, "Britain and the United States have done the same thing because they thought about Russia, but recently, Australia and Germany`s security offices said they would not stop using the product without clear evidence. I can verify all the source code is open to the public. If hackers leverage security solution vulnerabilities to attack US and Chinese products as well, then all countries will have to use their own security products if this political trend flourishes," he also stated.


By Lee Gyung Tak kt87@


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