In an open letter, a group of professors from the field of IT security call on the federal government to implement more measures against encryption software, so-called ransomware. For companies that have not yet been affected by a ransomware attack, on the other hand, only 67 percent would be willing to do so in principle...
After the BSI - Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warned Section 2022 of the BSI Act against the use of Kaspersky virus protection software in mid-March 7, the US telecommunications authority FCC also expanded its prohibited list of service providers, which now also includes AO Kaspersky Lab . The United States had already banned Kaspersky's security solutions from state networks in 2017. Companies that work with the authorities are also not allowed to use these solutions. At that time, the FCC had already cited the possibility of malicious attacks by Moscow as a reason. FCC bans AO Kaspersky Lab Now has…
With his open letter, Eugene Kaspersky responds to the BSI's warning about Kaspersky software. He calls the BSI's warning "collateral damage - for cyber security". The BSI warning was issued on March 15, 2022, followed by a brief statement from Kaspersky. “In the last three weeks, the war in Ukraine has dramatically changed the world as we know it. Families, relationships and partnerships have been dramatically shattered in Ukraine, in Russia, in Europe and around the world. The avalanche of these tragic events left us all...
