Despite the ban on Kaspersky products in the US they continue to be actively used by US organizations, including by 19 US government entities.
A Bitsight analysis found that 40% of US organizations observed to be using Kaspersky products before the prohibition came into effect on September 29, 2024, still appear to be using the products.
The findings demonstrate that policymakers need effective ways of measuring the current technology usage within their borders amid growing government concern about supply chain risk and the trust of technology providers, Bitsight said.
The analysis was based on Bitsight’s observation of connections/communications between global IP addresses that it attributed to specific organizations and Kaspersky update servers.
Significant Drop in Use of Kaspersky Products
Despite the continued usage of Kaspersky products since the ban, the research did find that it has had a significant impact on the global usage of Kaspersky products.
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