mikiem2
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zdnet[.]com/article/kaspersky-blacklisted-by-fcc-alongside-china-telecom-and-china-mobile/
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has added Kaspersky to the country's entity list, along with China Telecom and China Mobile.
Companies placed on the entity list are banned from buying parts and components from US companies without government approval.
They have not banned Kaspersky from being sold in the US however.
mikiem2
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zdnet[.]com/article/using-russian-tech-its-time-to-look-at-the-risks-again-says-cybersecurity-chief/
The UK's NCSC [part of GCHQ] issued a warning about the risks of using Russian software, but said individual users of Kaspersky shouldn't worry.
One of the most widely used forms of Russian-owned software is Kaspersky antivirus. According to the NCSC, individual users are highly unlikely to be targeted by any potential cyber attacks which look to abuse the software, meaning that "it's safe to turn on and use at the moment," according to Levy.Nonetheless, it's warned that if Kaspersky were to be subject to sanctions and the antivirus software stopped receiving updates, users may need to switch to another provider.
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