Fears about Kaspersky's ties to Russian intelligence, and the capacity of its anti-virus software to sniff out and remove files, prompted an escalating series of warnings and actions from U.S. authorities over the past year. They culminated in the Department of Homeland Security this year barring government agencies from using Kaspersky products. "Never, Never," CEO Eugene Kaspersky told reporters at a media briefing at the company's offices in London, when asked if Russian intelligence had ever asked him to help them spy on the West. "They have never asked us to spy on people. "If the Russian government comes to me and asks me to anything wrong, or my employees, I will move the business out of Russia," Kaspersky said in English.

Source: bd News24 November 28, 2017 17:48 UTC