The decision comes two weeks after the German government advised its citizens to uninstall Kaspersky antivirus software, citing security concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also follows Russia’s threat of cyberattacks on nations that support sanctions against the country.“The product is solid,’ said cybersecurity expert Chris Hamer.
Hamer says Kaspersky has been very transparent by opening its source codes to the public and setting up data centers outside of Russia. But he also says there is a stigma attached to a Russian-based cybersecurity company during a time when Russia has threatened cyberattacks.“Unfortunately, you don’t want to be on the wrong side of that, like they were right and we were wrong or they were wrong and we were right kind of situation,” Hamer said. “So it’s not a very straightforward answer.