Kaspersky software6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() These protectionism concerns are legitimate. WTO members are already raising concerns that the vaguely defined regulations discriminate against non-domestic companies and technologies. ![]() Meanwhile, the Cyberspace Administration of China just released the final version of its measure to conduct cybersecurity reviews of network products and services used in key sectors. The Kremlin is currently supporting a plan to remove foreign software from government offices and state-owned companies. Since 2014, Russian president Vladimir Putin has pushed for the country to become technologically independent from Western companies. Observing the ties and interests of intelligence services with foreign technology firms, other countries have decided to preference homegrown companies. The House Science Committee letters specifically request the names of any US government contractors or subcontractors that use Kaspersky products. As the GSA evaluates the practices of contractors and suppliers in the government supply chain, use of Kaspersky products may prove to be a penalizing, if not disqualifying, factor for companies during the proposal evaluation process. The move to strip out Kaspersky products from government systems is likely to have a chilling effect on government contractors and consumers. Procurement choices have implications far beyond lost contracts. While Congress certainly has a responsibility to maintain the security of government systems, such a blanket ban contributes to a growing protectionist trend in government technology procurement and threatens innovation. Meanwhile, the Senate is considering a draft bill of the 2018 National Defense Acquisition Authorization (known as the NDAA, it specifies the size of and uses for the fiscal year 2018 US Defense Department budget) that would bar the use of Kaspersky products in the military. Philip Chertoff ( philip_chertoff ) is a research fellow in the cybersecurity program at the GLOBSEC Policy Institute, an EU/NATO policy think tank in Bratislava, Slovakia.Īlready, the General Services Administration (GSA) has ordered the removal of Kaspersky software platforms from its catalogues of approved vendors.
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