Germany: BSI warning regarding Kaspersky anti-virus software
Progress
Current status
under investigation
02 Jun 2022 under investigation
15 Mar 2022 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
software provider: other software
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Court refuses to rule on injunction request by Kaspersky
On 2 June 2022, the German federal constitutional court issued a press release outlining why it will not rule on the injunction request made by the anti-virus software company Kaspersky. The statement follows a warning by the German Federal Office …
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Adopted BSI warning regarding Kaspersky anti-virus software
On 15 March 2022, the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) published a warning regarding the anti-virus software products of Russian company Kaspersky Lab. The BSI emphasises that Russian military actions threaten the EU, NATO and Ge…
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body