![]() ![]() The company noted it was ready to work with the FCC and other US government agencies to address any regulatory concerns. Kaspersky Lab (/ k æ s p r s k i / Russian:, tr. ![]() “This decision is not based on any technical assessment of Kaspersky products – that the company continuously advocates for – but instead is being made on political grounds,” Kaspersky said following the announcement. All seven other organizations on the list hail from China, with among the most notable being Huawei and ZTE.įCC Commissioner Brendan Car said the designation would help the US secure its networks from “threats posed by Chinese and Russian state-backed entities seeking to engage in espionage and otherwise harm America’s interests." The two other companies the FCC added to the list on Friday were China Telecom and China Mobile, both of which were already subject to previous restrictions. ![]() ![]() With the decision, US companies can’t use subsidies from the FCC’s $8 billion Universal Service Fund for supporting telecom deployments in rural and underserved communities to purchase products and services from Kaspersky. The move marks the first time the agency has blacklisted a Russian company. Kaspersky A/V doesnt fight alongside Russia in Ukraine just. On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission added Russia’s Kaspersky Lab to its “ Covered List,” labeling the cybersecurity firm an “unacceptable” national security risk to the US. Kaspersky isnt owned by the Russian government and was never proved to send any data to Russia. ![]()
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