"Kaspersky Lab has never helped, nor will help, any government in the world with its cyberespionage or offensive cyber efforts, and it's disconcerting that a private company can be considered guilty until proven innocent, due to geopolitical issues," the company said.Īmerican officials have not presented any concrete evidence that Kaspersky has allowed the Kremlin to use its products to advance its intelligence operations.
Kaspersky claimed that it is not subject to stringent rules governing firms such as internet service providers and which grant the Kremlin broad authorities over such companies. In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said it was "disappointed" with the decision and said it was based on "false allegations and inaccurate assumptions." According to the company, American officials have misinterpreted Russian law. "For us in the government that was can unacceptable risk." "Under Russian law that company must collaborate with the FSB," Rob Joyce, Trump's top cyber adviser, said during remarks at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit in Washington. Kaspersky denies that it has allowed the Kremlin access to customer data, but American officials said on Wednesday that the decision to ban Kaspersky products from federal systems was based on the risk posed by the company and its inability to resist Kremlin directives.
officials have struck a blow to the business goals at one of Russia's most successful global companies and may expose American firms to retaliation from Moscow. The decision to ban Kaspersky, a giant in the global anti-virus market with some 400 million customers around the world, represents the latest chill in relations between Washington and Moscow. Amid an investigation into the Russian campaign to interfere in the 2016 election, Kaspersky has come under intense scrutiny by American officials who fear that the Kremlin could lean on the firm to grant access to client computer systems.
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