Kaspersky should spin this into an ad campaign on how their machine learning malware A.I uncovered secret NSA malware and uploaded the files for analysis, thus, preventing another Stuxnet/Olympic Games outbreak.
There's no realistic spin for Kaspersky for anyone who wants to protect their data from the Russian government. True or not, the reputational damage is complete.
"Israeli government hackers saw something suspicious in the computers of a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm: hacking tools that could only have come from the National Security Agency".
The Israelis seem to be able to poke around on other people's servers whenever they want....
If you think American firms don't get nervous about running Israeli security software, you don't pay close attention to the security industry.
But part of the decision framework here involves the fact that most American companies don't feel threatened by Israeli espionage (they probably should!). Most American companies do have a real problem with Russia and China.
