Kaspersky cyber security products (FOI)

​Request

A

Please list any Kaspersky cyber security products used across the States of Jersey since 2014.

B

Please state which products, the time period of use, and the cost.

C

In March 2017, Eugene Kaspersky visited the island to deliver a cybersecurity workshop.  Did the Government of Jersey or Locate Jersey provide any funding for this trip? If so, how much?

D

Did Mr Kaspersky meet any Ministers or Government of Jersey officials during this time? If so, who and what was the purpose of these meetings?

E

Please provide dates for any subsequent meetings either with Mr Kaspersky or representatives of his company, after this date to the present date.

Response

A and B

The Government of Jersy does not publish information regarding defensive technology, past or present, as it is considered that providing this information may cause a security risk and therefore it has been refused under Article 42(a) (Law Enforcement) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

C and D 

The Government of Jersey does not hold any records regarding a visit by Mr Kaspersky in 2017. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.  

E 

There is no record held of any subsequent meetings between Mr Kaspersky and the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. 

Articles applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 42 -Law enforcement

Information is qualified exempt information if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice –

(a) the prevention, detection or investigation of crime, whether in Jersey or elsewhere;

(b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, whether in respect of offences committed in Jersey or elsewhere;

(c) the administration of justice, whether in Jersey or elsewhere;

(d) the assessment or collection of a tax or duty or of an imposition of a similar nature;

(e) the operation of immigration controls, whether in Jersey or elsewhere;

(f) the maintenance of security and good order in prisons or in other institutions where persons are lawfully detained;

(g) the proper supervision or regulation of financial services; or

(h) the exercise, by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, of any function imposed on it by any enactment.

Public Interest Test 

​It is recognised that there is a public interest in providing information in a transparent manner, however this public interest is not considered to outweigh the interests of the government in preventing cyber-crime or maintaining the integrity of its law enforcement assets. It is considered that the release of this information may increase risks, particularly in view of major cyber-attacks that have occurred in other jurisdictions in recent years.​