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Australia orders removal of all Kaspersky software from government devices

( February 25, 2025, 02:02 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Kaspersky Lab has been banned from all Australian government devices, following a direction against the Russian security software announced by Australia’s internal security department. The direction under Australia’s Protective Security Policy Framework has banned the installation of Kaspersky software and has ordered the removal of all Kaspersky software from Australian government systems. Department of Home Affairs Secretary Stephanie Foster said that the use of the company’s products and web services now posed “an unacceptable security risk to Australian government networks and data, arising from threats of foreign interference, espionage and sabotage."The full Department of Home Affairs statement is attached. ...

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