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If you have any questions or encounter any issues in changing your default settings, please email Please note that once you make your selection, it will apply to all future visits to NASDAQ.com. If, at any time, you are interested in reverting to our default settings, please select Default Setting above.If you have any questions or encounter any issues in changing your default settings, please email isfeedback@nasdaq.com CLOSE X Please confirm your selection: You have selected to change your default setting for the Quote Search. This will now be your default target page; unless you change your configuration again, or you delete your cookies. Are you sure you want to change your settings? YES NO</s>Add the Netherlands to the list of countries having trouble trusting Kaspersky Lab.

The Dutch government announced on Monday that it's decided to phase out Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software, citing security concerns with the Russian-based company. Like the US government, Dutch officials believe using Kaspersky Lab's software creates "national security risks," according to a letter to Parliament that Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus wrote.

The letter also urged Dutch companies with sensitive data to do the same. In the letter, Grapperhaus said the Russian government has an "active offensive cyber program that focuses on the Netherlands and the Netherlands' interests."

Kaspersky Lab has been in hot water with the US government for the last two years. US lawmakers argue the company has ties to the Russian government. The US Senate passed a bill last September banning Kaspersky software from US computers, while the Department of Homeland Security ordered all agencies to remove the software from their computers.

The letter from the Dutch justice minister made the same argument, claiming that Kaspersky Lab had ties to the Russian government and posed a security risk because of it.

The company denied the claims, writing in a statement, "Kaspersky Lab has never helped, nor will help, any government in the world with its cyberespionage or offensive cyber efforts, and it's disconcerting that a private company can be treated as guilty merely due to geopolitical issues."

Grapperhaus told Parliament that it hasn't found any evidence of Kaspersky Lab's software being abused in the Netherlands, and the government is instead phasing out the antivirus as a precautionary measure. He alluded to the US' ban, and the UK government's warnings, as more reasons for phasing out the Russian software.

In April, Twitter also banned Kaspersky from being able to advertise on the social network, claiming the company violated its Twitter ads rules.

"Kaspersky Lab is very disappointed with this decision by the Dutch government based on theoretical reasoning, especially given that Kaspersky Lab is in the process of implementing a Global Transparency Initiative specifically aimed at alleviating any concerns," the company said.

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Tech Enabled: CNET chronicles tech's role in providing new kinds of accessibility.</s>Kaspersky Lab's operations are headed to Switzerland, as the cybersecurity company seeks to ease worries about meddling by the Russian government.

The company on Tuesday announced that it will be moving most of its customers' data from its headquarters in Russia to its new transparency center in Zurich, Switzerland. That also includes a majority of its "software assembly line," essentially the code for every product and update.

Kaspersky has faced government bans in the United States and the United Kingdom, and on Monday, the Dutch government also announced it's phasing out Kaspersky products from its computers. All three nations cited cybersecurity concerns about Kaspersky and its alleged connections with the government in Moscow, which the company has denied on multiple occasions.

Businesses including Best Buy also have removed Kaspersky Lab products from their shelves, and in April, Twitter banned the cybersecurity company from advertising on the social network.

Kaspersky Lab has made efforts to clear its name, including a Global Transparency Initiative it announced last October. The move to Switzerland is the first part of the plan, with two more Transparency Centers planned for North America and Asia by 2020.

The company said its move to Switzerland will be finished by the end of 2018.

The Transparency Center will provide open access to Kaspersky Lab's source code on all versions of any publicly released product, its software tools for creating products, its database for detecting malware and documents on how it develops software.

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Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab has confirmed plans to build a data centre in Switzerland in an effort to allay Western national security concerns about its anti-virus software.

The idea had first been mooted in March this year, and the Swiss facility The facility is to be one of a series of ‘transparency centres’ located around the world, and will be used to collect and analyse files identified as suspicious from the computers of tens of millions of Kaspersky customers based in the United States and European Union.

Meanwhile the Russian firm seems to be failing to dispel Western concerns about its products, after the Dutch government joined the US, UK, and Lithuania when it announced on Monday that it will phase out Kaspersky Lab’s antivirus software.

Kaspersky had been hoping that its ‘transparency centres’ will ease Western concerns over allegations its software is used by Russian intelligence for spying purposes.

Kaspersky Lab was quoted as saying by Reuters that part of the new facility would be based in Zurich, and the company had chosen Switzerland for its “policy of neutrality” and strong data protection laws.

“We’re addressing the question of trust by moving our data storage and processing facilities, as well as software assembly, to Switzerland,” Kaspersky Lab CEO and founder, Eugene Kaspersky, said in written comments to Reuters.

“The data of our customers from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Australia will henceforth be stored and processed in Switzerland. More countries will follow.”

Eugene Kaspersky said he had received support from regional Swiss officials and the Swiss embassy in Moscow.

It is reported that the Swiss data centre will collect and analyse files identified as suspicious on the computers of Kaspersky customers in the United States, European Union and Asia.

Kaspersky is hoping this will allay concerns about laws that enable Russian security services to monitor data transmissions inside Russia and force companies to assist law enforcement agencies, according to the internal documents seen by Reuters.

Kaspersky Lab also plans to open similar centres in North America and Asia by 2020.

But if the Russian firm hoped that the Swiss facility would help, the Dutch government handed it a blunt setback this week.

Dutch justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus told MPs in a letter that the cabinet had decided to stop using anti-virus software produced by Kaspersky Lab, in order to guarantee national security.

The letter also advised Dutch companies which work with the defence ministry and other vital services to stop using the software.

Kaspersky Lab has spent the best part of a year or more denying it has any links to Russian intelligence services, but a number of Western governments have banned its use within governmental departments.

The Russian firm has filed a legal challenge against an order issued by the US Department for Homeland Security, banning its products from use by government agencies.

In the UK, GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned government departments not to use antivirus software with links to Russia – such as those of Kaspersky Lab – for systems related to national security.

Kaspersky has repeatedly denied its tools could be used to pass information to the Russian authorities.

Last October it even offered the source code of current and future versions of its products for independent review, but US officials have said such a step would not suffice to overturn their qualms.

Twitter in April also banned Kaspersky from being able to advertise on the social network, saying the company violated its Twitter ads rules.

Do you know all about security? Try our quiz!</s>The Dutch government said on Monday it had decided to phase out the use of anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Labs "as a precautionary measure" and was advising companies involved in safeguarding vital services to do the same.

In a letter to parliament, Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus said the decision was made because the Russian government had an "offensive cyber programme that targets among others the Netherlands and Dutch interests".

He also said Moscow-based Kaspersky was subject to Russian laws that could oblige it to comply with Russian state interests.

The decision is the latest blow to Kaspersky, whose founder Eugene Kaspersky, firmly denies any cooperation with Russian intelligence. Kaspersky could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday.

The Dutch decision follows a US Department of Homeland Security ban on the use of Kaspersky software by the US Federal government in 2017

It also follows a warning by Britain's National Cyber Security Centre for agencies and organisations not to use Russian anti-virus software if they were guarding classified information that the Kremlin could target.

In April, Twitter banned Kaspersky from advertising on its platform, citing US allegations of ties between the company and Russian intelligence.

"The (Dutch) cabinet has carried out an independent review and analysis and made a careful decision on that basis," Grapperhaus said. "Although there are no concrete cases of misuse known in the Netherlands, it cannot be excluded."

Grapperhaus said the government would consider revising the decision "if circumstances justify" doing so.</s>The Dutch government is phasing out the use of anti-virus software made by Russian firm Kaspersky Lab amid fears of possible spying, despite vehement denials by the Moscow-based cybersecurity company.

 

 The Dutch Justice and Security ministry said in a statement late Monday the decision had been taken as a "precautionary measure" in order "to guarantee national security."

 

 But Kaspersky Lab, whose anti-virus software is installed on some 400 million computers worldwide, said Tuesday it was "very disappointed" by the move.

 

 The firm, which is suspected by US authorities of helping the Kremlin's espionage efforts, also announced Tuesday that it was moving its core infrastructure and operations to Switzerland.

 

 "Our new center in Switzerland will strengthen the proven integrity of Kaspersky Lab's products, [and] significantly improve the resilience of our IT infrastructure to any trust risk — even theoretical ones," the Russian company said in a statement.

 

 Last year, the US federal government removed Kaspersky from its list of approved vendors, weeks after senior US intelligence agency and law enforcement officials expressed concerns about the safety of its software.

 

 The Netherlands fears Kaspersky's anti-virus software is "deep in systems" and any abuse could "pose a major security risk."

 

 Dutch officials also voiced concern that under Russian law companies such as Kaspersky are "required to cooperate with the Russian government."

 

 But the company hit back saying "Kaspersky Lab has never helped, nor will help, any government in the world with its cyber espionage or offensive cyber efforts" and adding it was "being treated as guilty merely due to geopolitical issues."

 

 It said it would try to arrange a meeting soon with the Dutch coordinator for security and counterterrorism to discuss the situation.

 

 Dutch intelligence officials have increasingly warned however that they fear the Kremlin is trying to hack into Dutch companies and manipulate elections here.

 

 "Russia has an active offensive cyber program focusing on the Netherlands and vital Dutch interests," the ministry warned, adding it had therefore concluded there was a risk of "digital espionage and sabotage."</s>Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab plans to open a data centre in Switzerland by the end of next year to help address Western government concerns that Russia exploits its anti-virus software to spy on customers.

This initiative is the latest effort by Kasperskyexternal link, a global leader in anti-virus software, to parry accusations by the US government and others that it spies on customers at the behest of Russian intelligence.

Kaspersky Lab said part of the new facility would be based in Zurich, and the company had chosen Switzerland for its “policy of neutrality” and strong data protection laws.

Reuters first reported the plans in March, citing company documents which said Kaspersky Lab was setting up the centre in response to efforts in the United States, Britain and Lithuania to boycott the company.

The United States last year ordered civilian government agencies to remove Kaspersky software from their networks. Kaspersky has strongly rejected the espionage accusations and filed a lawsuit against the US ban.

“We’re addressing the question of trust by moving our data storage and processing facilities, as well as software assembly, to Switzerland,” Kaspersky Lab CEO and founder, Eugene Kaspersky, said in written comments to Reuters.

“The data of our customers from the US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Australia will henceforth be stored and processed in Switzerland. More countries will follow.”

Eugene Kaspersky said he had received support from regional Swiss officials and the Swiss embassy in Moscow.

The Zurich centre will collect and analyse files identified as suspicious on the computers of tens of millions of Kaspersky customers in the United States, European Union and Asia, Kaspersky Lab said.

The company believes moving these operations to Switzerland will ally concerns over legal loopholes that enable Russian security services to monitor data transmissions inside Russia, according to the internal documents seen by Reuters. It will also force companies to assist law enforcement agencies.

Kaspersky Lab said it also plans to open similar centres in North America and Asia by 2020, but declined to provide any further details.

It is possible the move could be derailed by the Russian security services, who might resist placing the data centre outside their jurisdiction, according to people familiar with Kaspersky Lab and its relations with the Russian government.

Western security officials say Russia’s FSB Federal Security Service, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, exerts influence over Kaspersky management decisions, though the company has repeatedly denied those allegations.</s>Russian security software company Kaspersky Lab has announced plans to shift some of its infrastructure from Russia to Switzerland as it looks to regain trust following allegations that it had ties with state-sponsored espionage programs in Russia.

The allegations that surfaced last year suggested Kaspersky had built backdoors into its security software, enabling Russian intelligence agencies to spy on the U.S. Following an audit, it was found that around 15 percent of U.S. agencies had traces of Kaspersky Lab software on their machines, leading President Donald Trump to ban use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government.

While the value of the U.S. government’s business was minimal, the reputational damage from the fallout was far-reaching, as it led to retailers such as Best Buy pulling Kaspersky’s products. Elsewhere, the Dutch government announced yesterday that it was to begin phasing out Kaspersky Lab’s anti-virus software, while the U.K. government previously warned its various internal departments about the risks of using Russian security software, though bans were only implemented for departments specifically responsible for national security.

With Russia rarely out of the headlines for its alleged role in election meddling, Kaspersky Lab is now looking to distance itself from its domestic troubles by moving some of its data storage and processing infrastructure to Switzerland — a country often considered to have some of the strongest data privacy regulations in the world. Indeed, both Microsoft and Google have recently revealed plans to open datacenters in the region, and the country is home to encrypted email service ProtonMail.

Kaspersky Lab’s move will be overseen by an “independent third party, also based in Switzerland,” according to a statement issued by the company. By 2019, Kaspersky Lab will have an operational datacenter in Zurich that will underpin its business for customers in North America, Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. The company will extend support to additional countries from its Swiss hub at a later date.

Additionally, Kaspersky Lab said it will relocate its software assembly tools — used to turn source code into software — to Switzerland by the end of 2018. “The relocation will ensure that all newly assembled software can be verified by an independent organization, and show that software builds and updates received by customers match the source code provided for audit,” the company noted.

The move is part of Kaspersky Lab’s transparency initiative that was announced in September. Through this initiative, the company promised to allow third parties to review its source code and conduct independent reviews of its internal processes, as well as creating a trio of brick-and-mortar “transparency centers” to facilitate these reviews.

“The new measures are the next steps in the development of the initiative, but they also reflect the company’s commitment to working with others to address the growing challenges of industry fragmentation and a breakdown of trust,” Kaspersky said. “Trust is essential in cybersecurity, and Kaspersky Lab understands that trust is not a given; it must be repeatedly earned through transparency and accountability.”

The Kaspersky Lab saga also helps illustrate the power the U.S. government holds over international tech companies. China’s ZTE was banned by Washington last month, but this restriction extended to all U.S. firms, barring them from supplying ZTE with components and other technologies. ZTE was effectively crippled by the ban, which in turn led Donald Trump to acquiesce to pressure from China to alleviate some of the sanctions.</s>The Dutch government said on Monday it had decided to phase out the use of anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Labs "as a precautionary measure" and was advising companies that safeguard vital services to do the same.

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government said on Monday it had decided to phase out the use of anti-virus software made by Kaspersky Labs "as a precautionary measure" and was advising companies that safeguard vital services to do the same.

In a letter to parliament, Justice Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus said the decision was made because the Russian government had an "offensive cyber program that targets among others the Netherlands and Dutch interests", and because Moscow-based Kaspersky was subject to Russian law, obliging it to cooperate with state directives.</s>Kaspersky Lab has announced it is moving a number of its core processes out of Russia and in to Switzerland as it looks to be more transparent.

The Russian firm has said it will relocate "a number of core processes" in the move, including customer data storage and processing for a number of its biggest regions, including the US and UK.

The information will instead now be stored on Kaspersky Lab's new data centre in Zurich, which was revealed back in March. The Swiss capital will also be the new site for the company's software assembly, and a new Transparency Centre aimed at dispelling fears that Kaspersky Lab software is being used for surveillance.

Kaspersky Lab hoping to have the transition completed by the end of next year.

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky Lab, said: “In a rapidly changing industry such as ours we have to adapt to the evolving needs of our clients, stakeholders and partners. Transparency is one such need, and that is why we’ve decided to redesign our infrastructure and move our data processing facilities to Switzerland. We believe such action will become a global trend for cybersecurity, and that a policy of trust will catch on across the industry as a key basic requirement.”

Kaspersky has come under fire in recent months under allegations that its products were being used to spy on foreign nations, particularly the US, UK and Lithuania.

The company was blocked from working with the US government following a ban from the Department of Homeland Security last year, which ordered all federal agencies to remove Kaspersky products from their networks.

Following this, Kaspersky Lab committed to a new Global Transparency Initiative that aimed to demonstrate its innocence to the technology industry, with other actions including setting up an independent review of the company’s source code, software updates and threat detection rules.
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The Dutch government, following similar moves by the United States and the United Kingdom, announces that it is phasing out the use of antivirus software products from the Russian company Kaspersky Lab "as a precautionary measure".