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IRL (In Real Life) => Tech Talk => Topic started by: OJsDad on September 13, 2017, 07:50:01 PM

Title: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: OJsDad on September 13, 2017, 07:50:01 PM
https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/908129435945242624
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 13, 2017, 08:02:41 PM
I'm surprised they let anyone in the gov't use it in the first place
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: bbmike on September 13, 2017, 08:15:27 PM
I wonder which agencies were using it?
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: Staggerwing on September 14, 2017, 06:58:37 AM
Probably just a few minor ones such as DNI, NSC, NSA, DOD, EOPOTUS, etc.
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: mirth on September 14, 2017, 07:06:32 AM
FAA
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: bbmike on September 14, 2017, 07:49:50 AM
^Nah, we still use what comes with Netscape Navigator.
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: mirth on September 14, 2017, 07:50:19 AM
That was a solid browser.
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: mirth on October 10, 2017, 09:07:35 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/technology/kaspersky-lab-israel-russia-hacking.html
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: OJsDad on December 19, 2017, 08:20:26 AM
Kaspersky is suing the Trump administration for being banned from US Govt PC's.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/kaspersky-sues-government-antivirus-ban,36140.html
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: bayonetbrant on December 19, 2017, 08:36:41 AM
Good luck with that
Title: Re: U.S. Orders Federal Agencies to Remove Kaspersky Software Over Security Concerns
Post by: mirth on April 19, 2018, 09:26:40 AM
Kapersky isn't the only security concern for the US government

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/whats-inside-made-in-china-electronics-should-worry-federal-customers-study-says/2018/04/18/d06c5252-433c-11e8-ad8f-27a8c409298b_story.html
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