Kaspersky launches global transparency initiative after accusations of spying for Russia
Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of the Global Transparency Initiative to engage the largest segment of the information security community and other stakeholders in verifying the credibility of its products, internal processes and business processes as part of its " Of electronic threats, regardless of their origin or purpose
"The initiative also includes the introduction and application of additional accountability mechanisms, in which Kaspersky Lab can demonstrate its ability to address any security issue quickly and accurately," said the leading Russian information security company
In this initiative, the company seeks to provide source code for its software, including software updates and threat detection rules, for review and evaluation by independent third parties
With the increasing and growing reliance on ICT in our time, threats continue to grow and evolve in cyberspace. Given the high speed of deployments of ICTs and the breadth of threat landscape, Kaspersky Lab believes that enhancing the level of cooperation and partnership for the protection of cyberspace is becoming more important than ever
The company said that trust plays an important role in the field of electronic security and constitutes the real basis for laying the foundations for any cooperation between those who seek to protect individuals, institutions and companies from electronic threats. "However, Kaspersky Lab firmly believes that trust is not granted, but must be acquired over and over again through continued commitment to transparency and accountability
Kaspersky Lab emphasized that its Global Transparency Initiative is a new affirmation of its commitment to gaining and maintaining the confidence of its customers and partners on a daily basis. The company does not view this trust as a guaranteed matter, but strives to continuously strengthen it by all means
The first phase of Kaspersky Lab's Global Transparency Initiative includes the launch of an independent vendor source code scan by the first quarter of 2018, with similar revisions to software updates and company threat detection databases for follow-up. It also includes the initiation of an independent evaluation of the company's secure development lifecycle operations, programs, and supply chain risk reduction strategies by the first quarter of 2018
It also includes additional controls to regulate the company's data-processing practices in coordination with an independent party capable of attesting to the company's compliance with these controls by the first quarter of 2018. In addition to setting up three global centers to measure transparency by 2020, To establish the first of these centers in 2018, with the aim of addressing any security issue in collaboration with customers, accredited partners and relevant government bodies. These centers will serve as a facility for trusted partners to access company source codes, software updates, threat detection rules, and other activities. Transparency centers in Asia, Europe and the United States will open by 2020
In the first phase of the initiative, independent security researchers will also be encouraged to complete efforts to identify weaknesses and to mitigate these efforts by raising the ceiling of the awards for detection of errors and security breaches to $ 100,000 under the Gap Disclosure Program Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure, which was launched by the end of 2017
In addition to launching the first phase of the Global Transparency Initiative, Kaspersky Lab said it looks forward to laying the groundwork for cooperation with stakeholders and the information security community to chart the next phase of the initiative, which is set to begin in the second half of 2018
Speaking about the need and importance of such an initiative, Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaspersky Lab, said: "No one benefits from fragmentation and fragmentation of the Internet except cybercriminals and hackers, because breaking the foundations and links of cooperation between countries only helps The bad guys, on the other hand, find that public-private partnerships are not doing as they should be. The Internet has been created to unite people and share knowledge. So the subject of electronic security is limitless, but attempts to draw geographic boundaries for cyberspace are counterproductive and we should all stop it
"We also need to re-establish bridges of trust for the relationships and ties that bring together companies, governments and citizens. We believe that by implementing these measures, we will be able to overcome the issue of mistrust, and to support and strengthen our commitment to protect people in any country that has been On this planet
"The initiative also includes the introduction and application of additional accountability mechanisms, in which Kaspersky Lab can demonstrate its ability to address any security issue quickly and accurately," said the leading Russian information security company
In this initiative, the company seeks to provide source code for its software, including software updates and threat detection rules, for review and evaluation by independent third parties
With the increasing and growing reliance on ICT in our time, threats continue to grow and evolve in cyberspace. Given the high speed of deployments of ICTs and the breadth of threat landscape, Kaspersky Lab believes that enhancing the level of cooperation and partnership for the protection of cyberspace is becoming more important than ever
The company said that trust plays an important role in the field of electronic security and constitutes the real basis for laying the foundations for any cooperation between those who seek to protect individuals, institutions and companies from electronic threats. "However, Kaspersky Lab firmly believes that trust is not granted, but must be acquired over and over again through continued commitment to transparency and accountability
Kaspersky Lab emphasized that its Global Transparency Initiative is a new affirmation of its commitment to gaining and maintaining the confidence of its customers and partners on a daily basis. The company does not view this trust as a guaranteed matter, but strives to continuously strengthen it by all means
The first phase of Kaspersky Lab's Global Transparency Initiative includes the launch of an independent vendor source code scan by the first quarter of 2018, with similar revisions to software updates and company threat detection databases for follow-up. It also includes the initiation of an independent evaluation of the company's secure development lifecycle operations, programs, and supply chain risk reduction strategies by the first quarter of 2018
It also includes additional controls to regulate the company's data-processing practices in coordination with an independent party capable of attesting to the company's compliance with these controls by the first quarter of 2018. In addition to setting up three global centers to measure transparency by 2020, To establish the first of these centers in 2018, with the aim of addressing any security issue in collaboration with customers, accredited partners and relevant government bodies. These centers will serve as a facility for trusted partners to access company source codes, software updates, threat detection rules, and other activities. Transparency centers in Asia, Europe and the United States will open by 2020
In the first phase of the initiative, independent security researchers will also be encouraged to complete efforts to identify weaknesses and to mitigate these efforts by raising the ceiling of the awards for detection of errors and security breaches to $ 100,000 under the Gap Disclosure Program Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure, which was launched by the end of 2017
In addition to launching the first phase of the Global Transparency Initiative, Kaspersky Lab said it looks forward to laying the groundwork for cooperation with stakeholders and the information security community to chart the next phase of the initiative, which is set to begin in the second half of 2018
Speaking about the need and importance of such an initiative, Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kaspersky Lab, said: "No one benefits from fragmentation and fragmentation of the Internet except cybercriminals and hackers, because breaking the foundations and links of cooperation between countries only helps The bad guys, on the other hand, find that public-private partnerships are not doing as they should be. The Internet has been created to unite people and share knowledge. So the subject of electronic security is limitless, but attempts to draw geographic boundaries for cyberspace are counterproductive and we should all stop it
"We also need to re-establish bridges of trust for the relationships and ties that bring together companies, governments and citizens. We believe that by implementing these measures, we will be able to overcome the issue of mistrust, and to support and strengthen our commitment to protect people in any country that has been On this planet
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