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1 Mar 2022 News
EUGENE KASPERSKY'S STATEMENT PROVOKES CONTROVERSY WITHIN CYBERSECURITY INDUSTRY
JAMES COKER REPORTER, INFOSECURITY MAGAZINE
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Cybersecurity industry veteran Eugene Kaspersky has provoked a strong reaction
from leading figures in the sector following a statement he made on the ongoing
Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Kaspersky, CEO of the Russian-headquartered IT security vendor of the same name,
broke his silence on the conflict earlier today, tweeting: “We welcome the start
of negotiations to resolve the current situation in Ukraine and hope that they
will lead to a cessation of hostilities and a compromise. We believe that
peaceful dialogue is the only possible instrument for resolving conflicts. War
isn’t good for anyone.”
This is a reference to peace talks that took place between Ukrainian and Russian
officials yesterday on the border with Belarus, and a fresh agreement for the
sides to meet again in the coming days.
Kaspersky followed up his statement with another tweet: “Like the rest of the
world, we are in shock regarding the recent events. The main thing we can do in
this situation is provide uninterrupted functioning of our products and services
globally.”
His description of the conflict as a “situation” and apparent attempt to
advertise his firm led to a number of furious responses from leading members of
the infosec community.
Rik Ferguson, VP of security research at Trend Micro (@rik_ferguson) wrote:
“Better to have stayed silent than to have called an invasion a “situation” that
requires a “compromise" or to assert that it 'isn’t good for anyone'. Russians
are not being murdered.”
Brian Honan, CEO, BH Consulting, also spoke out about Kaspersky’s neutral choice
of language and refusal to condemn the actions of the Kremlin. “Eugene there is
no 'current situation' in Ukraine. It is an invasion leading to a war in which
innocents being killed by Russian soldiers. Russia needs to stop its war and
leave Ukraine to the Ukrainian people #StandWithUkraine️” he tweeted.
A similar sentiment was expressed by Regina Bluman, security analyst
at Algolia (@RegGBlinker): “This is not the statement you think this is. There’s
no room for compromise in an invasion.”
Eugene Kaspersky’s comments follow a statement issued by the company to
Motherboard on Monday, which confirmed its neutral status. This read: “As a
technology and cybersecurity service provider the company is not in a position
to comment or speculate on geopolitical developments outside of its area of
expertise.”
Following Kaspersky’s tweet, the hashtag #BoycottKaspersky appeared on the
social media site. Using the hashtag, one user wrote: “This is an awful
statement by #Kaspersky that reduces an invasion of a sovereign nation to a
"situation" and asks for "compromise" instead of full withdrawal by Russia
Please ditch Kaspersky today.”
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with Russia so far
unable to capture a city and reportedly suffering significant losses. The
conflict has also involved a significant number of cyber operations.
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