Amid Kaspersky controversy, Russia considers pushing out foreign competitors
As U.S. lawmakers continue to cast doubt on the independence of Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, the Kremlin is considering plans that would cut off foreign anti-virus vendors from the Russian market. The newly announced plan, first reported by Russian news outlet Meduza, will be reportedly presented Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the moment, a Russian advisory body for strategic projects is reviewing a draft copy of the bill. If enacted, the proposed law would become effective in mid-2019, according to Meduza. As it’s currently written, it will become mandatory for any computer that is imported or produced within the Eurasian Economic Union to carry anti-virus software that’s made by a country considered to be a “domestic technology company.” The Eurasian Economic Union is comprised by five member states, including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. American cybersecurity firms only hold a small percentage of market share among those countries. The anti-virus […]
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