US obliged state institutions to stop using Kaspersky products
By Prempal Singh
The US Department of Homeland Security (US Department of State) required all US government agencies to stop using Kaspersky Lab products within the next three months. The application is published on the website of the department.
The agency sent an appropriate directive, which prescribes the termination of the use of information products of the company from Russia.
“The Directive calls on ministries and agencies to determine the use or presence of Kaspersky products on their information systems within 30 days,” the report said.
The agencies are also required to develop a detailed plan to eliminate and terminate the current and future use of these products within 60 days.
“On the 90th day from the date of adoption of this directive, unless otherwise instructed by the World Bank on the basis of new information, to begin implementing plans of agencies to stop using and removing these products from information systems,” the ministry stressed.
It is noted that such a decision was made because of “the risks that the use of Kaspersky products is.
In early September, Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the US, withdrew Kaspersky Lab software.
At the end of June, it was reported that FBI agents came to dozens of employees of Kaspersky Lab, asking questions about the company’s work as part of the intelligence request.