Security News > 2024 > July > Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review

Exclusive Despite the Feds' determination to ban Kaspersky's security software in the US, the Russian business is moving forward with another proposal to open up its data and products to third-party review - and prove to Uncle Sam that its code hasn't been compromised by Kremlin spies.

Kaspersky started talking about this new "Comprehensive assessment framework" to verify its security products, software updates, and threat detection rules a week ago, and exclusively provided additional details to The Register about the verification system it presented to the US Department of Commerce.

Uncle Sam, Kaspersky says, snubbed the proposal from the antivirus provider.

"These are in fact the mitigation measures we've submitted in a proposal for discussion to the US Department of Commerce - once again confirming our openness to dialogue and determination to provide the ultimate level of security assurances," Kaspersky continued.

Given that the Feds halted sales of new Kaspersky contracts on July 20, and set a deadline of September 29 to stop updates to existing customers, it's unlikely that Uncle Sam is going to reverse course in the near future.

"One way is what data is being sent to Kaspersky solutions, and another stream is what data is being pushed from Kaspersky solutions towards users, and both streams are being checked by the third-party reviewers."

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