Security News > 2025 > February > Australia Bans Kaspersky Software Over National Security and Espionage Concerns
2025-02-24 09:57
Australia has become the latest country to ban the installation of security software from Russian company Kaspersky, citing national security concerns. "After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab, Inc. products and web services by Australian Government entities poses an unacceptable security risk to Australian Government, networks and data,
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