The US government is set to ban the sale of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in the US, according to reports from Reuters.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, the move is reportedly due to alleged links between the cyber security vendor and the Russian government.
The move will be made possible using powers introduced by the Trump administration and will see the company added to a trade restriction list, Reuters noted.
This will, in practice, prevent US suppliers from selling to the company and also prevent inbound sales of Kaspersky software – including updates, any resales, and licensing of the product.
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ware-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/
https://www.itpro.com/security/us-poised-to-ban-sales-of-kaspersky-software-reports

