UK Banks give free virus software to customer...
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:43 pm
...and my bank gives Kaspersky Internet Security on a 365 day licence for free which covers my laptop and phone. It's good software, imagine my delight when the British Government issues the below.
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/manag ... d-products
This popped up today:
Important Announcement
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/manag ... d-products
This popped up today:
Important Announcement
Now the banks are withdrawing the free licence and replacing it... Thanks Trump.The UK Government has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to cease using Russian anti-virus products for systems with a national security purpose.
Following this guidance, Barclays took the precautionary decision to no longer offer Kaspersky Lab software to new users or renewing users.
We are disappointed Barclays has decided to discontinue offering Kaspersky Lab anti-virus.
It’s very important to note that the NCSC is not encouraging consumers or businesses against using Kaspersky Lab software:
"...we see no compelling case at present to extend that advice to wider public sector, more general enterprises, or individuals... We really don’t want people doing things like ripping out Kaspersky software at large, as it makes little sense."
and that news, Russia has been banned from the winter Olympic games 
Interesting times ahead..