Government employees are still using Kaspersky despite the ban

Date:
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000

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Workers are trusting Kaspersky products despite a Government ban.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Kaspersk y products have only seen a 58% decline in use in the US The software was banned nearly 3 months ago 19 Government agencies still use the software

Kaspersky was banned in the US in September this year, but that hasnt stopped workers from multiple government agencies from continuing to use Kaspersky products. New research from Bitsight has revealed that the Russia-based antivirus firm still has a surprising number of customers within the US government.

It's been nearly 3 months since Kaspersky products were banned from use in
the US after national security concerns rose surrounding the Russian firm, despite consistent denials of any Kremlin influence from the organisation. However, research shows that 40% of government agencies are still using Kaspersky products.

In fact, so many users are still active that the US remains the firms largest customer, with 19 government agencies actively using the software. Kaspersky is no longer allowed to sell or update its antivirus software in the US, but this has only led to a 58% decline in the use of the products. Unacceptable national security risk

Elsewhere, in countries like the UK, Italy, and Germany, warnings have been issued against the products, but no outright bans have been put in place. Despite this, Germany has seen a 69% decline in usage, so this has been arguably more effective.

Many Kaspersky customers had their antivirus products forcibly replaced with partner software UltraAV, meaning there has been a significant global
decline in the use of the firm's software since the ban.

This isnt the first time Kaspersky software has been found in use after the ban took effect, with some users reporting that they werent concerned about data theft and were unwilling to blindly trust the US government on this issue, with others simply unwilling to waste the money they had already
spent.

If the trend continues, it looks likely that Kaspersky products will be virtually out of use in the future, but it may take a few months. You might also like Take a look at our pick of the best firewalls around Russia blocks almost 200 VPN services, but the Kremlin still wants to use them Check out
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