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McAfee vs Kaspersky (2024): Which Solution Is Best for Your Team?
2024-08-13 12:00

McAfee and Kaspersky antivirus pricing McAfee pricing. For its consumer antivirus solution, Kaspersky has three plans: Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Standard and Plus.

Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review
2024-07-25 12:01

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.

2017 ODNI Memo on Kaspersky Labs
2024-07-23 11:08

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Kaspersky challenges US government to put up or shut up about Kremlin ties
2024-07-18 16:29

Stick an independent probe in our software, you won't find any Putin.DLL backdoor Kaspersky has hit back after the US government banned its products – by proposing an independent verification that...

Kaspersky gives US customers six months of free updates as a parting gift
2024-07-17 18:20

Embattled Russian infosec shop Kaspersky is giving US customers six months of security updates for free as a parting gift as Uncle Sam kicks the antivirus maker out of the American market. In a farewell note to US users, the soon-to-be-banned biz thanked its customers for "Choosing and trusting Kaspersky throughout the years."

Kaspersky offers free security software for six months in U.S. goodbye
2024-07-16 22:25

Kaspersky is offering free security products for six months and tips for staying safe as a parting gift to consumers in the United States. [...]

Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market Following Commerce Department Ban
2024-07-16 04:16

Russian security vendor Kaspersky has said it's exiting the U.S. market nearly a month after the Commerce Department announced a ban on the sale of its software in the country citing a national security risk. The company is expected to wind down its U.S. operations on July 20, 2024, the same day the ban comes into effect.

Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden's ban
2024-07-15 21:32

Kaspersky has confirmed it will shutter its American operations and cut US-based jobs following President Biden's ban on the Russian business last month. "Starting from July 20 Kaspersky will gradually wind down its US operations and eliminate US-based positions," the rep told us.

Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States
2024-07-15 19:49

Russian cybersecurity company and antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab will start shutting down operations in the United States on July 20. [...]

The US Is Banning Kaspersky
2024-06-26 11:06

The Biden administration on Thursday said it's banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban-­the first such action under authorities given to the Commerce Department in 2019­-follows years of warnings from the US intelligence community about Kaspersky being a national security threat because Moscow could allegedly commandeer its all-seeing antivirus software to spy on its customers.