Stefan Mileschin

We need to show we are neutral

Security outfit Kaspersky is setting up a datacenter in Switzerland to counter moves in the United States, Britain and Lithuania last year to stop using the company’s products because of Russian government influence in the country.

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

The US allegations were the “trigger” for setting up the Swiss data centre, said a person familiar with Kapersky’s Switzerland plans, but not the only factor.

“The world is changing”, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity when discussing internal company business. “There is more Balkanisation and protectionism.”

In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said: “To further deliver on the promises of our Global Transparency Initiative, we are finalising plans for the opening of the company’s first transparency center this year, which will be located in Europe.

“We understand that during a time of geopolitical tension, mirrored by an increasingly complex cyber-threat landscape, people may have questions and we want to address them.”

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