The U.S. government announced a ban on the sale of Kaspersky antivirus software on Thursday, urging American users to switch to alternative providers due to national security concerns. The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security imposed the ban, arguing that Kaspersky poses a threat to US national security and user privacy because the company is based in Russia.
The U.S. government announced a ban on the sale of Kaspersky antivirus software on Thursday, urging American users to switch to alternative providers due to national security concerns. The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security imposed the ban, arguing that Kaspersky poses a threat to US national security and user privacy because the company is based in Russia.