The UK government has banned the use of all security software from the Russia (see Kaspersky Labs).
The National Cyber Security Centre του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου απαγορεύσε τη χρήση Ρώσικων προϊόντων ασφαλείας σε όλες τις κυβερνητικές υπηρεσίες και αποκάλυψε ότι το κάνει για να αποτρέψει τη μεταφορά δεδομένων του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου στο Ρώσικο κράτος από το λογισμικό της Kaspersky Labs.
A information note published last Friday and distributed to all government agencies, reported the risk of products use the cloud. Of course, these included anti-virus (AV) products.
The tips which states are simple:
"Or where it is estimated that access to information by the Russian state would be a threat to national security, an AV company based in Russia should not be selected. From a practical point of view, this means that products from Russia should never be used in information processing systems with a SECRET rating or higher. "
The memo added that the National Cyber Security Center "is in discussions with Kaspersky Lab ... about whether we can develop a framework control. "
"In particular, we are seeking verifiable measures to prevent the transfer of UK data to the Russian state."
The information note continues: "We will be transparent with the outcome of these discussions with Kaspersky Lab and will adjust our guidelines if necessary, in the light of any conclusions."