In July 2017, in an effort to prove that no collusion exists between the company and the Russian government, Kaspersky offered to provide source code to the U.S. Kaspersky has and continues to vehemently deny any and all such claims and counters this viewpoint by offering transparency. Others will cite how Kaspersky Lab has been certified by the Russian Security Service ( FSB), and was given a number matching that of an FSB program.

Critics of Kaspersky are quick to note that the company’s founder is among multiple Kaspersky team member trained in cyber security at an academy run by Russian intelligence. Much of what has been provided is very much circumstantial without the important “smoking gun” to solidify these concerns. Such overwhelming condemnation suggests that there must be some validity to the claim, but is that the case? Kaspersky Virus Lab (source:Despite pronouncements of illicit ties, no evidence has been offered to the public to prove or at least justify the strength of these allegations. To add a digital nail in the coffin, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) wanted all businesses – and not just organizations tied or affiliated with the government – to stop using all Kaspersky products in general. Leaked e-mails were alleged to solidify ties to Russian intelligence, although this was questionable at best. government agencies for contracts that cover information technology services and digital photographic equipment. government went as far as to remove Kaspersky Lab from two General Services Administration (GSA) lists of approved vendors used by U.S.

government officials certainly intimate that conclusion, which has been bolstered by some leaders of the U.S. Recently, there has been substantial reporting regarding potential ties between Kaspersky Lab and the Russian government.

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