Trump Signs Into Law US Government Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software

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President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence. From a report:
The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump signed, reinforces a directive issued by the Trump administration in September that civilian agencies remove Kaspersky Lab software within 90 days. The law applies to both civilian and military networks. "The case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply concerning. This law is long overdue," said Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led calls in Congress to scrub the software from government computers. She added that the company's software represented a "grave risk" to U.S. national security.
 

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President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence. From a report:
The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump signed, reinforces a directive issued by the Trump administration in September that civilian agencies remove Kaspersky Lab software within 90 days. The law applies to both civilian and military networks. "The case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply concerning. This law is long overdue," said Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led calls in Congress to scrub the software from government computers. She added that the company's software represented a "grave risk" to U.S. national security.

I upped this thread because I currently use Kaspersky and this was announced:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ware-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/



No word if they are going to offer refunds for people who have subs but we have until September 29th to find a replacement. I was looking at Bitdefender Plus but I'm always up for suggestions.
 

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I upped this thread because I currently use Kaspersky and this was announced:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ware-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/



No word if they are going to offer refunds for people who have subs but we have until September 29th to find a replacement. I was looking at Bitdefender Plus but I'm always up for suggestions.
Yea. Dont use anything. Its 2024, yall should know how to surf and download shyt without getting viruses or back doors
 

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I upped this thread because I currently use Kaspersky and this was announced:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/...ware-over-ties-russia-source-says-2024-06-20/



No word if they are going to offer refunds for people who have subs but we have until September 29th to find a replacement. I was looking at Bitdefender Plus but I'm always up for suggestions.
Yo I’m so crazy I did NOT realize this takes effect in ~8 days!!!


I love KASPERSKY!!!!! The hell?


Which one do y’all use?
 

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I'm just using bit defender for anti-virus and I have Aura for other monitoring services.
I just feel so secure with Kaspersky. There’s no other software that has everything all wrapped in one like this?
 
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