Concerns are rising over the precedent being set by cyber security firms opening their source code to governments. Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Labs has agreed to let the US government review its source code, after a proposal was put to the the US Defence Department to sever connections between Senate and the company's software platforms. Private US firms are also said to have given into demands to divulge codes to the Russian government. Russian Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov warned “unilateral political sanctions” would prompt retaliation, highlighting the proportion of American software and hardware used by the Moscow government, even in sensitive areas.
Concerns are rising over the precedent being set by cyber security firms opening their source code to governments. Russian cyber-security firm Kaspersky Labs has agreed to let the US government review its source code, after a proposal was put to the Senate to sever connections between the US Defence Department and the company's software platforms. Private US firms are also said to have given into demands to divulge codes to the Russian government. Russian Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov warned “unilateral political sanctions” would prompt retaliation, highlighting the proportion of American software and hardware used by the Moscow government, even in sensitive areas.