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In Kaspersky's complaint against the German regulator, ... For China Telecom and China Mobile, their additions to the entity list come as no ... 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FullBio onMarch28,2022 |Topic:Security Image:GettyImages TheUSFederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)hasaddedKasperskytothecountry'sentitylist,alongwithChinaTelecomandChinaMobile.FirstreportedbyBloomberg,theKasperskyadditionmarksthefirsttimeaRussiancompanyhasbeenaddedtothelist.Priortothelatestupdatetotheentitylist,thelistcomprisedonlyofChinesecompanies.CompaniesplacedontheentitylistarebannedfrombuyingpartsandcomponentsfromUScompanieswithoutgovernmentapproval.TheFCCsaiditplacedthethreecompaniesontothelistasitfoundtheyallposednationalsecurityrisks."IampleasedthatournationalsecurityagenciesagreedwithmyassessmentthatChinaMobileandChinaTelecomappearedtomeetthethresholdnecessarytoaddtheseentitiestoourlist.Theiraddition,aswellasKasperskyLabs,willhelpsecureournetworksfromthreatsposedbyChineseandRussianstate-backedentitiesseekingtoengageinespionageandotherwiseharmAmerica'sinterests,"saidBrandanCarr,FCCcommissioner.Inresponsetobeingplacedontheentitylist,Kaspersky, inastatement,accusedtheUSagencyofmakingthatdecisionbasedonpoliticalgrounds."ThisdecisionisnotbasedonanytechnicalassessmentofKasperskyproducts--thatthecompanycontinuouslyadvocatesfor–butinsteadisbeingmadeonpoliticalgrounds,"Kasperskysaid."Kasperskywillcontinuetoassureitspartnersandcustomersonthequalityandintegrityofitsproducts,andremainsreadytocooperatewithUSgovernmentagenciestoaddresstheFCC'sandanyotherregulatoryagency'sconcerns."Kaspersky'sresponsemirrorsasimilarcomplaintitmadeagainstGermany'sFederalOfficeforInformationSecurity,whichrecentlyissuedanadvisorywarningpeopletoavoidusingKaspersky'sproductsandservices.InKaspersky'scomplaintagainsttheGermanregulator,thecompanysaidtheadvisorywasmadeonpoliticalgroundstoo.PriortobeingontheUSentitylist,theUSgovernmentin2017hadalreadybannedtheuseofKasperskyproductsandservicesbyfederalentitiesandcontractors.ForChinaTelecomandChinaMobile,theiradditionstotheentitylistcomeasnosurpriseasthetwotelcoswerealreadybootedofftheNewYorkStockExchangebytheUSTreasuryDepartmentatthestartoflastyear.TheFCCinOctoberalsoorderedtheremovalof ChinaTelecom's authoritytooperateintheUS.RelatedCoverageKasperskycomplainsabout'political'GermanadvisoryagainstitUSaddssevenChinesesupercomputingorganisationsontoEntityListChinesetechcompaniesmustundergogovernmentcyberreviewtolistoverseasRussiannationalschargedforallegedrolesinDragonFlyandTritonhacksBidenwarnsorganisationstohardencyberdefencesagainstRussiancyberattacks ShowComments LOGINTOCOMMENT MyProfile LogOut |CommunityGuidelines JoinDiscussionfor:KasperskyblacklistedbyFCCalongsideChina... 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