Russian banks have also begun to be decoupled from the global SWIFT financial system. At the same time, dozens of Western companies in recent weeks have either suspended doing business in the country or left it altogether. Nor did the commission mention Russia’s increasingly antagonistic security posture against the West. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wasn’t explicitly mentioned in the FCC’s public notice announcing the move.

> Kaspersky wants to improve the security of SMBs on. And as a result, US companies can’t use federal subsidies to buy Kaspersky products and services. Kaspersky is a private global cybersecurity company and, as a private company, does not have ties to the Russian or any other government. So much so, that the commission felt it needed to place Kaspersky on a key list of banned entities. Kaspersky's Windows lineup offers the traditional Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Kaspersky Internet Security and Kaspersky Total Security programs, plus three Security Cloud services, one of them free. The FCC has declared that Russia’s Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity firm poses a potential national security threat. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission.Ī US crackdown on all things Russia continues.

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