FCC says Russia's Kaspersky Lab is a national security threat

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission added Russia's Kaspersky Lab to its " Covered List ," labeling the cybersecurity firm an "unacceptable" national security risk to the US. The move marks the first time the agency has blacklisted a Russian company. With the decision, US companies can't use subsidies from the FCC's $8 billion Universal Service Fund for supporting telecom deployments in rural and underserved communities to purchase products and services from Kaspersky. All seven othe...