“Kaspersky will continue to assure its partners and customers on the quality and integrity of its products,” the company said. The company in a statement said it was “disappointed” with the FCC’s action, calling it “a response to the geopolitical climate rather than a comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of Kaspersky’s products and services.” It says it protects more than 400 million users and 240,000 companies. It calls itself the world’s largest privately-owned cybersecurity company on its website. Kaspersky is a well known provider of anti-virus software, and has conducted investigations into a range of nation-state hacking incidents. She earlier warned of possible cyber attacks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The action is part of the FCC’s efforts to “strengthen America’s communications networks against national security threats,” Jessica Rosenworcel, the agency’s chairwoman, said in a news release. Once a company is on the list, federal subsidies can’t be used to purchase its equipment or services. The Federal Communications Commission on Friday also added China Telecom (Americas) Corp, and China Mobile International USA Inc. Home Prices Suggest Housing Bubble Brewing in U.S., Dallas Fed Saysīiden Poised to Use Cold-War Powers to Boost Battery Metals Putin ‘Misinformed’ by Advisers on the War, White House SaysĪpple and Meta Gave User Data to Hackers Who Used Forged Legal Requests Never Had Covid? You May Hold Key To Beating the Virus placed internet-security provider AO Kaspersky Lab on a list of companies deemed a threat to national security, for the first time adding a Russian entity to a list dominated by Chinese telecommunications firms.
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