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defacto7

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33. Thanks pnwmom...

Tue May 9, 2017, 01:20 PM

May 2017

My fascination with the Internet and server security is just a hobby but maybe that's what makes it more obvious to me. I'm not prone to look the other way for the sake of the money or be controlled by the politics of it.

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US Officials Are Warning About A Russian Cybersecurity Company's US Government Ties [View all] pnwmom May 2017 OP

I've refused to load Kaspersky products marybourg May 2017 #1

Same here. The software seemed to "phone home" too often for my likes. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #18

I've been trying to bring attention to Kaspersky for a long while. FormerOstrich May 2017 #2

Thanks for your efforts to enlighten us. Keep trying! Maybe more people will listen now. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #3

Eugene is known former KGB... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2017 #7

Do they develop voting machine software? Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #4

Or are they in a piece of voting machine software developed by others? Important questions. n/t pnwmom May 2017 #6

Very important questions!!!!! hamsterjill May 2017 #29

Kick Hekate May 2017 #5

I like how Kaspersky "thinks" they can exist in Russia mdbl May 2017 #8

Having his employee get arrested for treason -- for cooperating with US authorities, pnwmom May 2017 #9

Time to get our cybersecurity away from other countries mdbl May 2017 #10

Did you hear that Kaspersky is suing Microsoft, for monopolizing its product? pnwmom May 2017 #11

Well, with repuglicans in charge mdbl May 2017 #12

The story of that arrest BumRushDaShow May 2017 #15

Wow. Fourth in the world. And now they're trying to sue Microsoft for dominating the market. pnwmom May 2017 #16

Doing some hunting around, I need to stop! BumRushDaShow May 2017 #17

Keep going! You made me remember something else. The Rasputin attack that was made public pnwmom May 2017 #25

Yup BumRushDaShow May 2017 #26

But is there any evidence to contradict Kaspersky's statement? Ghost Dog May 2017 #13

And RT, Russian Television, also insists that it is not a Russia propaganda outlet, pnwmom May 2017 #14

You are of course free to 'believe' what you choose Ghost Dog May 2017 #21

You are accusing me of fake news because I am not gullible enough to believe pnwmom May 2017 #23

I have used and like the product... dembotoz May 2017 #19

Kaspersky's tools might work to keep CIA's out... TomVilmer May 2017 #20

thats a thought dembotoz May 2017 #37

Didn't we just offer up some of our web cybersecurity secrets right after Trump was elected? Chakaconcarne May 2017 #22

Yes! I remember that, too. pnwmom May 2017 #24

Damn... I'm going to say "I told you so." defacto7 May 2017 #27

Keep warning, defacto7. And please connect some dots while you're at it. pnwmom May 2017 #28

Thanks pnwmom... defacto7 May 2017 #33

Yes... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2017 #34

Understood... nt defacto7 May 2017 #38

You have a chance to serve the country now with your hobby. Go for it! pnwmom May 2017 #39

It's simple. hamsterjill May 2017 #30

It is definitely the simplicity that makes it stealthy defacto7 May 2017 #35

My relative who works in a bank doesn't do her banking online. So neither do I. pnwmom May 2017 #40

That's great. It's a pain I know... defacto7 May 2017 #42

I used to create and host a few sites... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2017 #32

That's the old game.. defacto7 May 2017 #36

I've been telling folks this for awhile... They don't try to hide it... Blue_Tires May 2017 #31

No Kaspersky. Don't need it, don't want it, don't trust it. dalton99a May 2017 #41