From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What’s up with the Kaspersky US ban?

From network security to nyet work in perpetuity: What's up with the Kaspersky US ban?

June 22, 2024 at 04:22AM

The US government banned Kaspersky Lab from selling its products and issuing updates in America, and sanctioned some of its top executives on Friday. A 12-minute video discussion on this topic, “Kettle,” features cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons, journalists Tom Claburn, Chris Williams, and Iain Thomson. The video is available as a podcast through various platforms.

From the meeting notes, it appears that Kaspersky Lab has been banned from selling its products in the US from late July. Additionally, some top executives from the company have been officially sanctioned by the US government, excluding CEO and founder Eugene Kaspersky. The discussion also involved cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons, journalists Tom Claburn, Chris Williams, and Iain Thomson, as well as Nicole Hemsoth Prickett and Brandon Vigliarolo behind the scenes. The meeting content is available as a podcast and was open for participants to join in.

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