Judge Dismisses Kaspersky Suit Challenging Software Ban
I just wish they&#x27;d release what they have on Kaspersky. All they&#x27;ve given us is vague assertions.<p>The only specific thing I know is that a CIA contractor took some CIA tools home had Kaspersky installed, and had it setup to auto-submit samples, so naturally it detected the hacktools and submitted them...<p>But the implications have been that Kaspersky has been actively used to spy on US agencies and companies. But again no technical information has been published, which would be hugely damaging to Kaspersky&#x27;s reputation.<p>There&#x27;s three possibilities:<p>- They&#x27;re right and Kaspersky is working for Russian intelligence (but the US aren&#x27;t releasing technical information for unknown reasons).<p>- They&#x27;re doing this to promote American and European alternatives which can be manipulated by Western intelligence (e.g. exclude state sponsored malware from definitions).<p>- It is just a &quot;red scare&quot; within the US DoD, and they aren&#x27;t releasing technicals because they have no technicals. It is just playing Telephone between analysts using vague assertions and feeding off of one another (see Iraq War).<p>All I am asking for is &quot;Here&#x27;s a technical paper explaining exactly what we caught Kaspersky doing.&quot; If we got that and it held up, I&#x27;d be fully onboard.