When keeping a single office secure is challenging enough, eliminating variables in a problem as vast as national security seems attractive. There are no federal-level cyber security laws in the US, but this blacklist, called “List of Equipment and Services Covered by Section 2 of the Secure Networks Act”, is one mechanism with which the country defends its online infrastructure. Two Chinese-owned companies were added on the same day – China Mobile International and China Telecom Corp. Kaspersky joins a roster of companies which, according to the FCC, “pose an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of United States persons”.

On 25 March 2022 the FCC added Kaspersky.īecome a Cyber Security Hub member and gain exclusive access to our upcoming digital events, industry reports and expert webinars The FCC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regularly amend the list of foreign IT vendors they consider threats to national security. The company offers antivirus, antimalware, password and endpoint management and other digital security products.ĭespite Kaspersky being a household name, US Federal Communcations Commission decided to blacklist the company. In 2021, Gartner named Kaspersky the third-largest provider of consumer-level IT products and the fifth-largest vendor of enterprise IT products.

The company was founded in 1997, is operated by a holding company in the UK and is headquartered in Russia.

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