Australia Bans Public Agencies From Using Kaspersky Software

Citing Security Concerns, Australia Joins Others in Banning Anti-Virus Products Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 24, 2025

The Australian Department of Home Affairs became the latest government to ban the use of Kaspersky Labs products in public offices citing an "unacceptable security risk" to government networks and data. All government offices must uninstall all Kaspersky products and report the completion of the task to the agency.

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"After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of Kaspersky Lab products and web services by Australian government entities poses an unacceptable security risk to Australian Government, networks and data, arising from threats of foreign interference, espionage and sabotage," Home Affairs Secretary Stephanie Foster said in issuing the notice on Friday.

The department further directed public offices to assess and manage the risks of "extensive collection of user data" and "exposure of that data ...