The US Department of Commerce has announced an upcoming US-wide ban of cybersecurity and antivirus software by Kaspersky, as its “ability to gather valuable US business information, including intellectual property, and to gather US persons’ sensitive data for malicious use by the Russian Government pose an undue or unacceptable national security risk.” Details on the US Kaspersky ban Starting on July 20, 2024, Kaspersky is prohibited from entering into any new agreement with US persons … More
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