{"id":422769,"date":"2022-03-28T17:29:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kaspersky-antivirus-software-on-us-national-security-risk-list\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:29:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:29:44","slug":"kaspersky-antivirus-software-on-us-national-security-risk-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kaspersky-antivirus-software-on-us-national-security-risk-list\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kaspersky antivirus software on US national security risk list"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e9f2e8c74\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kaspersky-antivirus-software-on-us-national-security-risk-list\/#%E2%80%9CKaspersky_antivirus_software_on_US_national_security_risk_list%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kaspersky antivirus software on US national security risk list&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKaspersky_antivirus_software_on_US_national_security_risk_list%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kaspersky antivirus software on US national security risk list&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Antivirus software maker Kaspersky Labs has been added to a federal list of companies that pose \u201can unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Moscow-based cybersecurity firm, which says it has more than 400 million users worldwide, was added to the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/supplychain\/coveredlist\">list<\/a> of restricted entities on Friday alongside two Chinese companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that Kaspersky is on the list \u2014 which also includes Huawei and China Telecom, among other Chinese firms \u2014 American businesses are banned from buying its products or services using federal subsidies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/document\/fcc-expands-list-equipment-and-services-pose-security-threat\">statement<\/a> that the move \u201cwill help secure our networks from threats posed by Chinese and Russian state backed entities seeking to engage in espionage and otherwise harm America\u2019s interests.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Post, Kaspersky accused the FCC of playing politics amid Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-71.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kaspersky\" class=\"wp-image-21685724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-71.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-71.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-71.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kaspersky says it has more than 400 million users worldwide. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cKaspersky is dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed with the decision by the Federal Communications Commission,\u201d Kaspersky said. \u201cThis decision is not based on any technical assessment of Kaspersky products \u2014 that the company continuously advocates for \u2014 but instead is being made on political grounds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time Kaspersky, which claims to be the world\u2019s largest privately held cybersecurity company, has been mired in American political controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the US government said that Russian hackers had used Kaspersky software to pilfer classified documents from the National Security Agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\" Eugene Kaspersky\" class=\"wp-image-21685735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-69.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky founded Kaspersky labs. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Trump administration subsequently banned all US agencies from using Kaspersky software, citing national security concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, US officials said Kaspersky was vulnerable to influence from the Kremlin \u2014 an allegation the company denied at the time and criticized again on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaspersky maintains that\u00a0the US Government\u2019s 2017 prohibitions on federal entities and federal contractors from using Kaspersky products and services were unconstitutional, based on unsubstantiated allegations, and lacked any public evidence of wrongdoing by the company,\u201d Kaspersky said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Kaspersky\" class=\"wp-image-21685739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kaspersky-antivirus-70.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kaspersky Labs is headquartered in Moscow. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Germany, meanwhile, has also warned about Kaspersky\u2019s alleged Kremlin ties in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-March, the country\u2019s cybersecurity agency <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/germany-issues-hacking-warning-users-russian-anti-virus-software-kaspersky-2022-03-15\/\">told Germans they should uninstall Kaspersky software<\/a> from their devices because it left them vulnerable to hacking. <\/p>\n<p>Kaspersky denied the allegation and said it has no ties to 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