Kaspersky: US government removes Russian security software

[Litwin]

many thugs think that they can attack USA institutions and USA in general, and think that they can get away with it...., they are wrong. USA holly war machine goes unstoppable with or without Trump... comments?

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The US Department of Homeland Security has told government departments and agencies to remove all security software from the Moscow-based company Kaspersky Lab from their IT systems.

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke gave government offices 90 days to begin to remove and replace the software.

"The department is concerned about the ties between certain Kaspersky officials and Russian intelligence and other government agencies," she said in a statement.

"The risk that the Russian government, whether acting on its own or in collaboration with Kaspersky, could capitalise on access provided by Kaspersky products to compromise federal information and information systems directly implicates US national security," she added.


." US government shuts out Russia cyber firm

 

[IsaacNewton]

90 days? You can replace anti virus software in ten minutes. You could write an entirely new anti-virus program in less than 90 days. The government works as fast as a snail pulling a 747 down a rain slicked runway.

 

[Litwin]

90 days? You can replace anti virus software in ten minutes. You could write an entirely new anti-virus program in less than 90 days. The government works as fast as a snail pulling a 747 down a rain slicked runway.

still, its just pure payment time for putler´s Mongolian ulus Juchi
Sputnik, the "Russian" news agency, is under investigation by the FBI

Sputnik, the "Russian" news agency, is under investigation by the FBI

 

[waltky]

'I don't know how to explain it - I looked down an' poof, there it was in my hand'...

Kaspersky says it obtained NSA files -- but not deliberate
Nov. 16, 2017 -- Kaspersky Lab, the Russian-headquartered anti-virus company, confirmed Wednesday it extracted sensitive files from a U.S. National Security Agency worker's computer, but said it wasn't a deliberate move.

The company conducted its own investigation after The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 5 reported Russian hackers spied on the U.S. government using Kaspersky software to find and steal classified files on the NSA contractor's home computer. "Given that Kaspersky Lab has been at the forefront of fighting cyberespionage and cybercriminal activities on the Internet for over 20 years now, these allegations were treated very seriously," Kaspersky said in its 13-page report. "To assist any independent investigators and all the people who have been asking us questions whether those allegations were true, we decided to conduct an internal investigation to attempt to answer a few questions we had related to the article and some others."

Kaspersky says a poorly secured PC with a pirated version of Microsoft Office sent NSA files to its servers from Sept. 11 to Nov. 9, 2014, from a Verizon FiOS address pool for the Baltimore, Md., area. The servers downloaded the files after the antivirus software flagged them for containing malicious code. "The reason we deleted those files and will delete similar ones in the future is two-fold," Kaspersky Lab officials wrote in Thursday's report. "We don't need anything other than malware binaries to improve protection of our customers and secondly, because of concerns regarding the handling of potential classified materials. Assuming that the markings were real, such information cannot and will not [be] consumed even to produce detection signatures based on descriptions."

The Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab confirmed it extracted sensitive files from a U.S. National Security Agency worker's computer, but said it wasn't deliberate.​

Eugene Kaspersky, the company's founder and chief executive, ordered the classified data deleted from the company's systems. Kaspersky said "we also found no indication the information ever left our corporate networks," including Russian spies. Five days after the Wall Street Journal findings, The New York Times reported that Israel alerted the United States that Kaspersky software was being used for espionage. Kaspersky said the only third-party intrusion in its networks was by Duqu 2.0 -- malware linked to Israeli intelligence.

U.S. federal agencies have now been told to remove all Kaspersky software from their computers. "It is appalling to see that accusations against our company continue to appear without any proof or factual information being presented," Kaspersky said in the report. "Rumors, anonymous sources, and lack of hard evidence spreads only fear, uncertainty and doubt. We hope that this report sheds some long-overdue light to the public and allows people to draw their own conclusions based on the facts presented above. We are also open and willing to do more, should that be required."

Kaspersky says it obtained NSA files -- but not deliberately

 

[Litwin]

'I don't know how to explain it - I looked down an' poof, there it was in my hand'...

Kaspersky says it obtained NSA files -- but not deliberate
Nov. 16, 2017 -- Kaspersky Lab, the Russian-headquartered anti-virus company, confirmed Wednesday it extracted sensitive files from a U.S. National Security Agency worker's computer, but said it wasn't a deliberate move.

The company conducted its own investigation after The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 5 reported Russian hackers spied on the U.S. government using Kaspersky software to find and steal classified files on the NSA contractor's home computer. "Given that Kaspersky Lab has been at the forefront of fighting cyberespionage and cybercriminal activities on the Internet for over 20 years now, these allegations were treated very seriously," Kaspersky said in its 13-page report. "To assist any independent investigators and all the people who have been asking us questions whether those allegations were true, we decided to conduct an internal investigation to attempt to answer a few questions we had related to the article and some others."

Kaspersky says a poorly secured PC with a pirated version of Microsoft Office sent NSA files to its servers from Sept. 11 to Nov. 9, 2014, from a Verizon FiOS address pool for the Baltimore, Md., area. The servers downloaded the files after the antivirus software flagged them for containing malicious code. "The reason we deleted those files and will delete similar ones in the future is two-fold," Kaspersky Lab officials wrote in Thursday's report. "We don't need anything other than malware binaries to improve protection of our customers and secondly, because of concerns regarding the handling of potential classified materials. Assuming that the markings were real, such information cannot and will not [be] consumed even to produce detection signatures based on descriptions."

The Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab confirmed it extracted sensitive files from a U.S. National Security Agency worker's computer, but said it wasn't deliberate.​

Eugene Kaspersky, the company's founder and chief executive, ordered the classified data deleted from the company's systems. Kaspersky said "we also found no indication the information ever left our corporate networks," including Russian spies. Five days after the Wall Street Journal findings, The New York Times reported that Israel alerted the United States that Kaspersky software was being used for espionage. Kaspersky said the only third-party intrusion in its networks was by Duqu 2.0 -- malware linked to Israeli intelligence.

U.S. federal agencies have now been told to remove all Kaspersky software from their computers. "It is appalling to see that accusations against our company continue to appear without any proof or factual information being presented," Kaspersky said in the report. "Rumors, anonymous sources, and lack of hard evidence spreads only fear, uncertainty and doubt. We hope that this report sheds some long-overdue light to the public and allows people to draw their own conclusions based on the facts presented above. We are also open and willing to do more, should that be required."

Kaspersky says it obtained NSA files -- but not deliberately

Kaspersky is dirty as the hell...

 

[sartre play]

Quick or slow glad to see some effort by our government to keep Russia out of our personal / national business.

 

[Litwin]

Quick or slow glad to see some effort by our government to keep Russia out of our personal / national business.

actually the USA has done a lot, except Trump who trust putlers words more than CIA, NATO or the congress ...

 

[g5000]

Took them long enough.

NPR dumped Kaspersky months ago.

 

[waltky]

Britain has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Kaspersky...

UK warns government agencies not to use Kaspersky software
2 Dec.`17 — Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about Russian snooping.

Ciaran Martin, head of the National Cyber Security Centre, said “Russia is acting against the U.K.’s national interest in cyberspace.” In a letter dated Friday to civil service chiefs, he said Russia seeks “to target U.K. central government and the U.K.’s critical national infrastructure.” He advised that “a Russia-based provider should never be used” for systems that deal with issues related to national security. The agency said it’s not advising the public at large against using Kaspersky’s popular antivirus products.

Martin said British authorities are holding talks with Kaspersky about developing checks to prevent the “transfer of U.K. data to the Russian state.” Kaspersky has denied wrongdoing and says it doesn’t assist Russian cyberespionage efforts. In September, the U.S. government barred federal agencies from using Kaspersky products because of concerns about the company’s ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations.

News reports have since linked Kaspersky software to an alleged theft of cybersecurity information from the U.S. National Security Agency. Britain has issued increasingly strong warnings about Russia’s online activity. Martin said last month that Russian hackers had targeted the U.K.’s media, telecommunications and energy sectors in the past year.

U.S. authorities are investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and some British lawmakers have called for a similar probe into the U.K.’s European Union membership referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May said last month that Russia was “weaponizing information” and meddling in elections to undermine the international order.

UK warns government agencies not to use Kaspersky software