> The notion of open market, competition, democracy is only exercised when it is your products that should undermine the locals.
Russia is no longer part of open market and it's not a democracy. There is absolutely no reason to make business with any of companies based in there just like there is no reason to work with companies from North Korea.
Companies from Russia like Jetbrains that wanted to work on global market left the country, relocated their staff and closed offices. Kaspersky choose to stay so his company can now work for local market instead and might be sell some AV to North Korea.
SXX, you actually didn't answer his question while addressing his underlying jab, so I'll take a crack.
Crucial components in the security profession are trust, and managed risk. Companies that don't pass the sniff test are simply discriminated against - regardless of circumstances.
The US is looking out at the world again and trying to influence it. And the common man is bombarded with western military exceptionalism propaganda. Why would the USA allow any avenue for its currency to flow into a Russian firm? It was only a matter of time for something like this to occur.
Russia is no longer part of open market and it's not a democracy. There is absolutely no reason to make business with any of companies based in there just like there is no reason to work with companies from North Korea.
Companies from Russia like Jetbrains that wanted to work on global market left the country, relocated their staff and closed offices. Kaspersky choose to stay so his company can now work for local market instead and might be sell some AV to North Korea.