The UK government has abolished the use of all protection software from Russia (see Kaspersky Labs).
The UK's National Cyber Security Center has banned the use of Russian security products in all government services and revealed that it is doing so to prevent UK data being transferred to the Russian state by the software by 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 he says are simple:
“… όπου εκτιμάται ότι η πρόσβαση στις πληροφορίες από το Ρώσικο κράτος θα αποτελούσε κίνδυνο για την εθνική ασφάλεια, δεν θα πρέπει να επιλέγεται κάποια εταιρεία AV που εδρεύει στη Ρωσία. Από πρακτικής απόψεως, αυτό σημαίνει ότι σε συστήματα επεξεργασίας πληροφοριών με διαβάθμιση 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."
