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Kaspersky gives US customers six months of free updates as a parting gift
2024-07-17 18:20

Embattled Russian infosec shop Kaspersky is giving US customers six months of security updates for free as a parting gift as Uncle Sam kicks the antivirus maker out of the American market. In a farewell note to US users, the soon-to-be-banned biz thanked its customers for "Choosing and trusting Kaspersky throughout the years."

Kaspersky offers free security software for six months in U.S. goodbye
2024-07-16 22:25

Kaspersky is offering free security products for six months and tips for staying safe as a parting gift to consumers in the United States. [...]

Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market Following Commerce Department Ban
2024-07-16 04:16

Russian security vendor Kaspersky has said it's exiting the U.S. market nearly a month after the Commerce Department announced a ban on the sale of its software in the country citing a national security risk. The company is expected to wind down its U.S. operations on July 20, 2024, the same day the ban comes into effect.

Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden's ban
2024-07-15 21:32

Kaspersky has confirmed it will shutter its American operations and cut US-based jobs following President Biden's ban on the Russian business last month. "Starting from July 20 Kaspersky will gradually wind down its US operations and eliminate US-based positions," the rep told us.

Kaspersky is shutting down its business in the United States
2024-07-15 19:49

Russian cybersecurity company and antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab will start shutting down operations in the United States on July 20. [...]

The US Is Banning Kaspersky
2024-06-26 11:06

The Biden administration on Thursday said it's banning the company from selling its products to new US-based customers starting on July 20, with the company only allowed to provide software updates to existing customers through September 29. The ban-­the first such action under authorities given to the Commerce Department in 2019­-follows years of warnings from the US intelligence community about Kaspersky being a national security threat because Moscow could allegedly commandeer its all-seeing antivirus software to spy on its customers.

From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban?
2024-06-22 08:16

It's been a long time coming. Now our journos speak their brains Kettle The US government on Thursday banned Kaspersky Lab from selling its antivirus and other products in America from late July,...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban
2024-06-22 06:00

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a day...

Uncle Sam sanctions Kaspersky's top bosses – but not Mr K himself
2024-06-21 20:23

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US sanctions 12 Kaspersky Lab execs for working in Russian tech sector
2024-06-21 17:32

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned twelve Kaspersky Lab executives for operating in the technology sector of Russia. These sanctions came after the Biden administration announced yesterday the ban of sales and software updates for Kaspersky antivirus software in the USA, which started in July, over potential cybersecurity risks to national security.