As a teacher and member of the board, she is a firm believer in curiosity-led learning and putting students in the driver’s seat. Insiders within the Australian government say there has been no similar directive at home, with respect to Kaspersky products, and each individual department looks after their own security risk.Divya Gokulnath is the co-founder of BYJU’S – the world’s leading edtech company. He won't let on how much damage that might be to the company's bottom line, save to say that 85 per cent of its business is conducted outside Russia. But the hearing that was set for this Wednesday has now been pushed back, with no set date. Kaspersky has been invited to testify before the House of Representatives about his company and has applied for an expedited visa to go to Washington. He's a gifted public speaker and to the relief of the press, he speaks candidly about his business and the future of technology.Īccording to Gartner, 'there's no evidence that they have any backdoors in their software or any ties to the Russian mafia or state – but there is still a concern that you can't operate in Russia without being controlled by the ruling party'. 'The company looks forward to working with DHS, as Kaspersky Lab ardently believes a deeper examination of the company will substantiate that these allegations are without merit.' Candid speakerĮugene Kaspersky comes across as a cheeky, clever person. 'Kaspersky Lab has never helped, nor will help, any government in the world with its cyberespionage or offensive cyber efforts, and it's disconcerting that a private company can be considered guilty until proven innocent, due to geopolitical issues,' is the official company line.

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