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It's beautiful, but it's from Kaspersky. I hate saying this but I have concerns about using anything from them, due to information from articles online, DoD ban
by Communitivity 6y ago
It's beautiful, but it's from Kaspersky. I hate saying this but I have concerns about using anything from them, due to information from articles online, DoD ban/announcements, and other sources. I've seen nothing definitive.
Part of me thinks it's just paranoia from all the FUD thrown by other sources, but part of me looks at the smoke and wonders if there is fire. According to one source: "The problem is that to do business in Russia...Well, you have to comply with whatever rules are imposed on you. I can't imagine not having interference from the Kremlin if you are a $1B+ company. That doesn't mean back doors, but it is hard to know what it might mean."
On the other hand, the idea that Kaspersky is working with the FSB is not believed by security experts I respect like Graham Cluley, Simon Edwards, and Dennis Batchelder. Kaspersky also has what's probably the best anti-virus software out there. Also, if we tar and feather Kaspersky for a past or present relationship with Russian intelligence we'd need to do the same for AT&T, Google, Amazon, and others.
For me jury's still out. I think everyone needs to make up their own mind, and take precautions on data collection for any app you install.
- hodgesrm 6y agoMost companies in the security world have government connections of some kind or another. At the very least they all sell to them. Here's another map from a UK provider based on a similar idea https://threatmap.checkpoint.com/ https://threatmap.checkpoint.com/