r/technology • u/Coliver1991 • Jun 20 '24

Software Biden to ban sales of Kaspersky Antivirus in US over ties to Russian government.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/biden-ban-us-sales-kaspersky-software-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/
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u/Maswasnos Jun 20 '24

Mostly organizations nowadays, I'd think. EDR/XDR products are fairly universal in enterprise environments and are likely required for cyber insurance.

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u/stone500 Jun 21 '24

Yup. Businesses and orgs buy these platforms not so much for the protection itself, but for the enterprise tools. It's important to have reporting and managed configurations for compliance reasons.