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# [Your antivirus could be spyware](https://miguelacallesmba.com/your-antivirus-could-be-spyware?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

We think that having antivirus keeps us safe and it does. Little do we think that it can be used for malicious intent. Israeli spies hacked into Kaspersky’s backend systems only to find Russian snoops secretly and silently using the software as a gl...

Oct 14, 2017 · 2 min read · miguelacallesmba.com  
Updated Dec 30, 2021  
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Author · Cybersecurity engineer · Creating serverless solutions and securing small company environments

Miguel is a Principal Engineer and the author of the “Serverless Security” book. He has worked on multiple serverless projects as a developer and security engineer, contributed to open-source serverless projects, and worked on large military systems in various engineering roles.

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