“We want to make sure that our customers have the best cybersecurity protection available, so we ask - if anyone has any real proof or information that my company’s systems may have been exploited, please provide us with this information,” he said. “It’s clear the steady stream of leaks to media was intentionally designed to damage our reputation without providing us with any real opportunity to address any concerns,” he said. “Skilled computer engineers are challenging to find and Russia has very experienced computer engineers - this is our natural competitive advantage over other cybersecurity vendors.”Īccording to the statement, the only condition in which he would move out Russia was if he was forced to take part in offensive hacking operation. He also cited concerns of finding the apt talent outside Russia. “I get it - it’s not popular to be Russian right now in some countries,” Kaspersky in the interview. “If we moved we would probably still be referred to as ‘the Russian cybersecurity company,’ even though more than 85 percent of our sales and operations are outside of Russia.” “I cannot change my origin or my company’s foundation,” he told The Hill in an email interaction. Eugene Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Lab, has chosen to stick to his roots and origin and doesn’t plan to move the Moscow-based firm out of Russia. government and Kaspersky Lab seem to have reached a culmination.

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