The best alternative to Kaspersky: renew with Norton
In short: the best alternative to Kaspersky
Kaspersky is a Russian company, for this reason uncertainties have arisen and the United States has banned the sale and use of Kaspersky. We recommend renewing Kaspersky with an alternative for ongoing security, the best alternative to Kaspersky is:
- Norton 360: with VPN, Cloud backup, password management and identity protection (included only with Norton 360 Advanced).
Kaspersky and the link to Russia
With the recent developments in Ukraine and Russia's involvement in it, more and more questions are arising about Kaspersky's security software. Indeed, Kaspersky software is headquartered in Moscow, Russia (Source: Kaspersky.com).
As a Russian company, Kaspersky is bound by Russian law. That law requires Kaspersky to help Russia's intelligence service if it requests it. Kaspersky says it has never helped a government with digital espionage or malicious intent and stresses that there are no ties between Kaspersky management and the Russian government.
What is true of the rumours and to what extent there is actually a link to the Russian government is difficult to find out. However, several countries have already taken action against the Kaspersky company in the past.
Is there evidence of a link to the Russian government?
It is important to mention that there is no direct evidence of Russian government interference in the Kaspersky company. There is also no evidence yet that the software has been modified or that backdoors have been built in. But sometimes a feeling can be enough to make a switch. After all, there are plenty of alternatives.
Ban on Kaspersky in the US, soon Europe too?
You may have already caught on, but in the United States it is now forbidden to sell and use Kaspersky. This was decided because the US government feared that Russia could access sensitive information on US devices via Kaspersky's software. It is not yet clear what measures Europe will take, but to be on the safe side, we recommend renewing Kaspersky with an alternative so you can protect your devices and data on an ongoing basis.
The best alternative to Kaspersky: Norton 360
In terms of quality, there are security solutions that are even better than Kaspersky. On several security components of the Kaspersky software, there are other brands that score better. For example; the Norton 360 Advanced package also includes identity protection and 200 GB of cloud backup, none of the Kaspersky packages include these security features. So actually, you actually improve when you renew Kaspersky with Norton 360 and can secure your devices, data and identity even better.
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