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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 is offering free security products for six months and tips for staying safe as a parting gift to consumers in the United States. [...]
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 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.
Russian cybersecurity company and antivirus software provider Kaspersky Lab will start shutting down operations in the United States on July 20. [...]
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.
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,...
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...
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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.