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US government will ban Kaspersky antivirus software due to ties to Russia

Although most popular on Windows machines, Kaspersky has several Android apps too, which will also face the ban.

US bans Kaspersky antivirus software over Russia ties

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The Russian software company will no longer be able to sell or even update its products in the United States. The move comes amid fears of Russian cyberattacks.

US Bans Russia’s Kaspersky Antivirus Software

www.channelstv.com

The Commerce Department said it "strongly encouraged" users to switch to new vendors, although its decision does not ban them from using the software should they choose to do so.

President Biden Bans Kaspersky Antivirus Software Over Russia Ties

gizmodo.com

The United States announced it is banning the sale of antivirus software from the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs on Thursday, according to a release from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security. Kaspersky’s…

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The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software next month

www.engadget.com

The Biden administration has taken a sweeping action to ban Kaspersky Labs from selling its antivirus products to US customers. The Russian software company will not be able to sell to new customers starting in July and cannot provide…

Car dealer software bigshot CDK pulls systems offline twice amid 'cyber incident'

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The vendor behind the software on which nearly 15,000 car dealerships across the US rely says an ongoing "cyber incident" has forced it to pull systems offline for a second time in as many days.…

The US' restrictions on Kaspersky will stop US sales of its antivirus tool from July 20 and bar software updates and resales for US customers from September 29 (Alexandra Alper/Reuters)

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The US' restrictions on Kaspersky will stop US sales of its antivirus tool from July 20 and bar software updates and resales for US customers from September 29 — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of…

US to ban popular anti-virus software – Reuters

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The Biden administration reportedly plans to prohibit the use of Kaspersky Labs software over national security risks Read Full Article at RT.com

US bans Russian cybersecurity software amid threat of influence operation

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Concerns about Kaspersky were raised as far back as 2017.

US Bans Kaspersky Software

www.wired.com

Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.

US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia

techcrunch.com

U.S. officials imposed the “first of its kind” ban arguing that Kaspersky threatens U.S. national security because of its links to Russia.

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Sources: Poolside, co-founded by ex-GitHub CTO Jason Warner to build AI tools to speed up software development, is raising $400M+ at a $2B+ post-money valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

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Sources: Poolside, co-founded by ex-GitHub CTO Jason Warner to build AI tools to speed up software development, is raising $400M+ at a $2B+ post-money valuation — Paris has quickly established itself as a major European center for AI…

Success Story—@DiSCo’s Rhythm Keeps Hackers Offbeat: How an Award-Winning Software Tool Improves Cyber Defense Using Machine Learning

cleantechnica.com

An award-winning project expands the toolbox that helps utilities and manufacturers prevent cybersecurity attacks from affecting the U.S. electric grid. In 2019, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO),…

Biden Administration to Ban Sale of Kaspersky Antivirus Software in the US Citing Security Risks and Russian Ties: Report

www.techtimes.com

The Biden administration will ban Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in the US due to potential threats from its Russian government links, a report says.

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Biden administration to ban Russian company’s antivirus software

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Biden admin to ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software over ties to Russia: report

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The company's close ties to the Russian government were found to pose a critical risk andthat the software's privileged access to a computer's systems could allow it to steal sensitive information from American computers, install malware…

Car Dealers Are in Turmoil as Cyber Incidents Strike Software Provider

www.wsj.com

CDK Global has shut down its systems serving nearly 15,000 auto dealers, and some of the businesses are resorting to pen and paper to carry out their sales operations.

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Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships for days

arstechnica.com

"Cyber incident" affecting 15K dealers could mean outages "for several days."

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CDK Global outage updates — Software provider hit with second cyberattack causing car dealerships to shut down

www.the-sun.com

A CYBERATTACK has shut down car dealerships across the country for the second time in two days.