Kaspersky denied giving data to the Russian government

Kaspersky guarantees that it is not obligated to provide the Russian government with data it processes through cybersecurity tools used by businesses or local customers around the world.

interrogated by passThe Russian brand asserts that its parent company is registered in the United Kingdom and “has no relationship with the Russian government or any other government, ensuring complete security of the data it has access to”.

“Kaspersky is under no obligation to provide information to the authorities of the Russian System of Operational Investigative Activities (SORM) (or any other similar laws), such as The company does not provide communications services. This information has been confirmed in Independent legal assessment, conducted by third parties, on Russian legislation in relation to Data processing. Results are available online and provide assessment A fair and impartial legal system,” Kaspersky explains.

Despite this position, Kaspersky was prohibited from using state services and institutes in the United States and Italy. In turn, the authorities overseeing computer security in Germany and France have recommended abandoning Kaspersky’s cybersecurity tools.

For several years, Kaspersky has been investing in strengthening its image in Western markets. In addition to moving data centers to Switzerland for operations it maintains in Europe, the company has opened “transparency centers” in some countries to facilitate access to source codes and data processing methodologies, whenever required by companies or authorities from different countries.

In addition to reviewing the source code, these transparency centers allow you to reconstruct the different levels of programming used by the brand’s cybersecurity tools.

“The security and integrity of our data services and engineering practices have been validated by independent third-party evaluations: by SOC 2 audit conducted by one of the world’s four largest auditors and by ISO 27001 certification and recent re-certification by TÜV Austria,” he advocates. The brand of cyber security tools.