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Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern
The Biden administration is preparing to take the unusual step of issuing an order that would prevent US companies and citizens from using software made by a major Russian cybersecurity firm because of national security concerns, five US officials familiar with the matter told CNN.
The Biden administration is preparing to take the unusual step of issuing an order that would prevent US companies and citizens from using software made by a major Russian cybersecurity firm because of national security concerns, five US officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The move, which is being finalized and could happen as soon as this month, would use relatively new Commerce Department authorities built on executive orders signed by Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump to prohibit Kaspersky Lab from providing certain products and services in the US, the sources said. Companies “owned or controlled by a foreign adversary should take note” if the Commerce secretary shows “the willingness to prohibit transactions that create an unacceptable risk to US national security,” said Young, who is now senior director of policy at the Business Software Alliance, an industry lobby.
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