Kaspersky Lab announced today through a Press Release the launch of the Global Transparency Initiative. The report as well as the movement of the company from the Russia were rather expected after the latest developments.
Let's say that through iGuru.gr we have been deeply involved in the issue, but this press release is tempting ..:
The release states that the "launch of the Global Transparency Initiative is part of the company's ongoing commitment to protecting its customers from digital threats, regardless of their origin or purpose."
Heavy sweet and not...
Before I begin to address the company's "subtle" feelings about the consumer public, we should admit that Kaspersky Lab's move opens up one of Aeolus' pockets for companies that choose to have closed-source software and operating systems.
The term Global Transparency Initiative will involve many others and according to the company:
"η Kaspersky Lab θα εμπλέξει την ευρύτερη κοινότητα ασφάλειας πληροφοριακών συστημάτων και άλλους ενδιαφερόμενους φορείς στην επικύρωση και επαλήθευση της αξιοπιστίας των προϊόντων της, των εσωτερικών διαδικασιών και των επιχειρηματικών δραστηριοτήτων της, καθώς και στην εισαγωγή πρόσθετων μηχανισμών λογοδοσίας, με τους οποίους η εταιρεία μπορεί να αποδείξει ότι αντιμετωπίζει άμεσα και αποτελεσματικά οποιοδήποτε πρόβλημα ασφάλειας."
What the US Department of Homeland Security says (DHS)
According to DHS's official statement on the Issue of the 17-01 Business Binding Statement, the Department has direct federal executive services that will identify the use of Kaspersky's software on federal devices and will remove it within 90 days.
Why?
Ministries are concerned about links between some Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence agencies, as well as other government agencies. The Ministry is worried that all of these Russian services can use Russian law to request or force Kaspersky's help and begin to track communications via Russian networks.
The statement also says DHS is concerned that the Russian government could tap into them products of Kaspersky on US federal computers, with or without Kaspersky's cooperation. This statement does not provide further information to support the Department's claims.
The move by Kaspersky Lab
Reading the above you can understand even a little the position of the Russian company. The US government blockade for reasons that may or may not be justified could lead to a continuing blockade by companies and individuals worldwide.
On the other hand, apart from Kaspersky's reputation, they play too much money: 644 million dollars was the time when an article was published Foreign Policy. Although the company seems to have little incentive to risk its reputation to help the Russian government, you never know what law enforcement and secret services can force you to do.
So we've reached the point where, through the move of the US Department of the Interior, the most valuable thing a security company offers is being questioned: security itself...
So after this questioning to issues so important to the reputation of a company that promises security, the press release we mention above was only a matter of time. And of course it may be as the company says it is to protect the company's customers from digital threats, regardless of their origin or purpose, but the main reason is the coming financial ruin of the company if it doesn't do something immediately to win back the its global prestige.
Παράδειγμα προς μίμηη
The move by the US Department, although I am not one of those who support the US in general, seems to have paid off...
What would happen if the ministers issued a directive for the immediate removal of Microsoft products because collectiondata via telemetry? Behemoth companies like Microsoft need more than a few posts on the support forum reporting dissatisfaction with the behavior of Windows 10.
Remind the company was forced to deliver its software source code to China, when it was threatened with a ban on Windows 10 in the country.
Do you feel secure?
Most importantly with each security software is to make you feel safe. If you no longer trust Kaspersky, switch to something else. It is simple. Is it a political maneuver or something that actually happened?
Let's say that since so many secret services are involved in this story, it is very difficult to say with certainty which side is right or continues to play a game until the opponent's final crash.
Security, however, in short does not exist on the internet. The story comes to remind us what is being played under the table, even with companies we believe trustworthy.
Who guarantees you that GoogleThe MicrosoftThe Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, and many others do not work with secret services?
