BAMG 30700 Study Guide - Final Guide: Antivirus Software
Process Analytics Final Study Guide
• How Kaspersky’s Software Fell Uder Suspicio of Spyig o Aerica:
o Summary Notes:
▪ Dinner party in which Kaspersky apologized to the Estonian president for
the cyberattack on Estonia
• this was the first time that someone from Russia had
acknowledged that it was Russians, which increased the
suspicions of U.S. officials regarding potential Russian threats
▪ However, the nature of taking action against the company is complicated
by the realities of global commerce and the nature of how modern online
software works
▪ U.“. offiials suspet that Kaspersky’s antiirus softare has een used to
spy on the U.S. and blunt American espionage
• His expected involvement in U.S. security breaches raises
concerns about the relationship between the company and
Russian intelligence
▪ DHS, who is convinced Kaspersky is a threat, has banned its software
from government computers
▪ Main product = similar to other antivirus software, which scans
computers to identify malicious code or infected files
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