Cybersecurity

Kaspersky denies close ties with Russia's spy agency

Security vendor Kaspersky Labs has again been forced to deny that it has a close working relationship with Russia's main intelligence agency, following media reports and as it deals with being removed from two US government procurement panels.

Yesterday, Bloomberg Businessweek published a lengthy article that cited purported email threads from 2009 between Eugene Kaspersky and senior staffers at the security vendor.

The emails are claimed to show Kaspersky worked closely with the Russian Federal Security Bureau, something the executive continues to deny. 

"It [Kaspersky Labs] has developed security technology at the spy agency’s behest and worked on joint projects the CEO knew would be embarrassing if made public," the article stated.