


Sulmeyer also said retailers should follow Best Buy's lead and stop selling the software.Īmazon, which sells Kaspersky software, declined to comment. "There are plenty of alternatives out there."

"Voluntarily introducing this kind of Russian software in a geopolitical landscape where the U.S.-Russia relationship is not good at all, I think would be assuming too much risk," he said. Michael Sulmeyer, director of a cybersecurity program at Harvard, noted that antivirus software has deep access to one's computer and network. election systems found in 21 states: officialsĪnother expert, though, suggested that consumers should also uninstall Kaspersky software to avoid any potential risks.
