Kaspersky will build a new data center in Switzerland to curb espionage suspicions
After Kaspersky was expelled from the United States (such as government procurement, military contracts, etc.), the Russian antivirus giant was also considering how to completely dispel the doubts of the Western world (collecting sensitive information back to the motherland and involving espionage), after all, in almost all In the killing soft cross-review, Kaspersky was the first to disregard.
According to Reuters, an exclusive internal document shows that Kaspersky is preparing to establish a new data center in Switzerland.
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Although Kabah did not respond directly, it revealed that in order to fulfill their global transparency initiative, they decided to establish the first transparent center in Europe this year, which is to make public their efforts to deal with information security threats. In addition, Kaspersky plans new transparent R&D centers in Asia and the United States.
The report said that Kaspersky founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky has approved the above resolution. Although he himself is extremely reluctant, he only compromises for long-term interests.
The Swiss Centre will be completed by 2020 when data collected and transmitted from Kaspersky’s users in the United States and Europe will be sent directly to this area, while other areas are still returned to Kaspersky Lab in Moscow.
Supporting measures include the use of independent and objective tripartite institutions to operate the center. At the same time, some of the Kaspersky ‘s soft-skilled programs will be transferred to Switzerland.
It is reported that in addition to the United States, Brazil and Lithuania have also issued a ban on Kaspersky, which is currently only able to sell products in personal computers and private companies in these regions.
