FCC Prohibits Use of Kaspersky Lab Software

The FCC has determined that cybersecurity and anti-virus software that Russia’s Kaspersky Lab produced or provided poses “an unacceptable risk to the national security” of the U.S. and should be on the agency’s covered list of unsafe products, a Tuesday notice said. Any gear “that integrates cybersecurity or anti-virus software produced or provided by Kaspersky, or any of its successors or assignees, is prohibited from obtaining an equipment authorization from the Commission,” said the notice by the Office of Engineering and Technology and Public Safety Bureau. Kaspersky was initially added to the list in 2022 (see 2203270001).