The UK government has banned the use of all security software from the Russia (see Kaspersky Labs).
The UK's National Cyber Security Center has banned the use of Russian security products across government agencies and revealed that it is doing so to prevent transport data of the United Kingdom in the Russian state by Kaspersky Labs software.
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 he says are simple:
“…where it is estimated that access to the information by the Russian state would pose a risk to national security, an AV company based in Russia should not be selected. From a practical point of view, this means that in systems exptswork information classified SECRET and above, products from Russia should never be used.”
The memo added that the National Cyber Security Center "is in discussions with the Kaspersky Lab … on whether we can develop a control framework.”
"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."
