US President signs ban on Kaspersky Lab software

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US President signs ban on Kaspersky Lab software

The US President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab products within the US government, amid concerns the Moscow-based firm may be vulnerable to Russian government influence. The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump signed, reinforces a directive issued by the US administration in September that civilian agencies remove Kaspersky Lab software within 90 days, Reuters reported. The law applies to both civilian and military networks.

Kaspersky Lab has repeatedly denied that it has ties to any government and said it would not help a government with cyber espionage. In an attempt to address suspicions, the company said in October it would submit the source code of its software and future updates for inspection by independent parties.

In a statement after the law was signed, Kaspersky Lab said it continued to have "serious concerns" about the law "due to its geographic-specific approach to cybersecurity".

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