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Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties

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The Biden administration announced plans Thursday to ban the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing the firm’s large American customers, including critical infrastructure providers and state and local governments. Moscow’s influence over the company was found to pose a significant risk, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in … Read more

USA bans Kaspersky software | WIRED

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Russian cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky’s days of operating in the United States are now officially numbered. The Biden administration said Thursday it is barring the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting July 20, with the company allowed to provide software updates to existing customers until September 29. The ban is the … Read more