"Cyber security must be neutral, cyber security must be far from politics or any alliance, similar to being a doctor. He added: "Switzerland is a country which has hundreds of years of independence, it hasn't participated in any wars. Mr Shingarev told Sky News that "one of the reasons we have chosen Switzerland is that we feel we can invite regulators from any country to Switzerland" to investigate the source code of its products if they have concerns. "We've been in touch with the regulators constantly in the past year," Mr Shingarev said, adding that he met regularly with senior management at the UK's National Cyber Security Centre and was "really grateful for their approach" in contrast to the approach "in some other countries where we don't see any explanations or help from regulators".Īs part of the transparency initiative, the company will set up a separate facility in Switzerland for customers based in Europe, North America, Singapore, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Kaspersky himself is a graduate of a KGB elite cryptology school and was a former Soviet military intelligence software engineer.
In his first interview after those reports, the company's chief executive and namesake, Eugene Kaspersky, denied the allegations to Sky News and said: "Of course, if it's true, it will simply kill our business."Īnton Shingarev, head of the chief executive's office, acknowledged to Sky News that the company had received no assurances that the move to Switzerland would see the DHS ban reversed. Image: Kaspersky Lab is investing $12m (£8.8m) in the move Kaspersky Lab is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia and operated by a holding company in the.
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