Security News All Executive Agencies in Iran have been ordered not to use Kaspersky/TrendMicro/Symantec/ESET/..

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https://www.aftana.ir/news/22237/

2024 May 29
All Executive Agencies that have Critical Infrastructure received an order to not use Kaspersky
The inefficiency and poor performance of Kaspersky products in detecting intrusions and countering recent cyber attacks on the country's Critical Infrastructure are among the reasons cited by the Presidential Cybersecurity Center.


2024 July 13
again All Executive Agencies that have Critical Infrastructure got ordered not to use Trend Micro
Possible abuse during cyber attacks cited as the reason.


2024 August 20
All Executive Agencies that have Critical Infrastructure prohibited to use Symantec - ESET - Wallix
Possible abuse during cyber attacks cited as the reason.


2024 July 27
Now, three major cybersecurity companies, PT (Positive Technologies), Arcon, and Sangfor, from Russia, India, and China, respectively, have accepted the conditions of the AFTA Strategic Management Center to operate in Iran, and all three companies have introduced their official domestic legal representative to this center.


Later in a news the conditions for companies to be able to do business in Iran mentioned as:
1. Official letter of introduction from the manufacturers of these products
2. Notarized commitment letter on the requirements for providing foreign products, systems and platforms in the field of information and communications security
3. Valid certificate in the direction of securing and strengthening systems, infrastructures and services


based on the latest news these companies are allowed for Iran executive agensices with critical infrastructure :
Arcon , C-Prot , Kaspersky , Sangfor

Based on what was the conditions for companies to do business with Iran executive agencies, Iran must have received an Official letter of introduction from the Kaspersky HQ and also a commitment letter. this is while Iran is not yet mentioned in the list of countries that Kaspersky sell it's services to, in "locate a reseller/partner" page of Kasersky website.

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