The US Department of Commerce is studying the possibility of taking measures regarding the use of products of the Russian company Kaspersky Lab as part of online security regulation. This was told by the source of The Wall Street Journal.
The media indicates that the Russian company has repeatedly been accused of being a threat to the United States. The WSJ notes that the agency may take such measures “in accordance with its own online security rules.”
As the source explained, any measures are likely to be narrowly focused, that is, they will provide for a ban on the use of the company’s software only in certain cases. However, there is a difficulty here, since it is not clear how widely Kaspersky Lab products are distributed in American networks, the source of the newspaper noted. It is also possible that a limit that is too broad can lead to unforeseen consequences, such as compromising the functionality of other software.
According to media reports, a year ago, the Biden administration considered imposing sanctions against Kaspersky Lab. Intelligence agencies in the United States, Germany and other Western countries have said that Kaspersky Lab software can be used to spy on clients.
Source: Rosbalt
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