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Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working with Russian Intelligence

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Re: Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working with Russian Intelligence

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect the penalties for not playing ball are more severe in Russia

In soviet Russia, severe ball plays you!

And the rootless capitalist kulak falls out of the window accidently :-(

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post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In soviet Russia, severe ball plays you!

In Putins Russia, westerners use antiquated soviet metaphors in to maintain a false sense of superiority and unipolar status quo disclaimer: I like soviet russia jokes

To be serous Putin's and old school Chekist

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Before we entered The Darkest Timeline, NSA used to be known for helping American companies with their encryption and cybersecurity, and preventing corporate espionage.

I'm one of the first when it comes to criticizing overreach of governments and intelligence agencies, but I do recognize that they do a lot of legitimate and positive work.

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Before we entered The Darkest Timeline, NSA used to be known for helping American companies with their encryption and cybersecurity, and preventing corporate espionage. I'm one of the first when it comes to criticizing overreach of governments and intelligence agencies, but I do recognize that they do a lot of legitimate and positive work.

They still do extensive work on mitigating and responding to corporate and nation-state espionage. Aurora is probably the most public taste of the work behind closed doors.

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Whatever next? Have American AV companies been "Working with American Intelligence"? That would be just as shocking... ;)

Thanks to the wonders of the free market, you can choose which global intelligence service you want your software to be compromised to!

(I'm not even sure if this is a joke)

Re: Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working with Russian Intelligence

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The article seems a bit hyperbolic to me. Expecting a major Russian cybersecurity company not to have any business with its own government is a bit naive. Not all government business is spying and unlawful activities. From what Bloomberg is sharing with us (I couldn't find those emails), Kaspersky is developing a software solution with defensive and offensive capabilities as well as providing consultancy services to…

Right. Why would anybody be surprised by this knowing full well that American companies do the same?

Re: Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working with Russian Intelligence

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Before we entered The Darkest Timeline, NSA used to be known for helping American companies with their encryption and cybersecurity, and preventing corporate espionage. I'm one of the first when it comes to criticizing overreach of governments and intelligence agencies, but I do recognize that they do a lot of legitimate and positive work.

Preventing corporate espionage : priceless!

"The paper said the agency "lifted all the faxes and phone-calls between Airbus, the Saudi national airline and the Saudi Government" to gain this information."

Agency : NSA.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/820758.stm

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post #15
post #4

Whatever next? Have American AV companies been "Working with American Intelligence"? That would be just as shocking... ;)

Thanks to the wonders of the free market, you can choose which global intelligence service you want your software to be compromised to! (I'm not even sure if this is a joke)

Or you can put off such decisions, and be compromised by all!

Re: Kaspersky Lab Has Been Working with Russian Intelligence

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post #16
post #3

The article seems a bit hyperbolic to me. Expecting a major Russian cybersecurity company not to have any business with its own government is a bit naive. Not all government business is spying and unlawful activities. From what Bloomberg is sharing with us (I couldn't find those emails), Kaspersky is developing a software solution with defensive and offensive capabilities as well as providing consultancy services to…

Right. Why would anybody be surprised by this knowing full well that American companies do the same?

Because the Russians are the bad guys. /s
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