BSI warns against Kaspersky virus protection

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BSI warns against the use of Kaspersky antivirus products

“The Federal Office for Information Security(BSI) warns according to §7 BSI law against the use of antivirus software of the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. The BSI recommends replacing applications from Kaspersky’s portfolio of antivirus software with alternative products.”

Please read:

https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Themen/Unternehmen-und-Organisationen/Cyber-Sicherheitslage/Technische-Sicherheitshinweise-und-Warnungen/Warnungen-nach-Par-7/Archiv/FAQ-Kaspersky/faq_node.html


UPDATE 7-2022:

In July 2022, the warning is still valid – and the legality of such a warning has already been confirmed by the courts.

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