Kaspersky Lab could be blocked from selling to some parts of the U.S. government, with a bill passed Wednesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee that could prohibit the U.S. Defense Department from using the security vendor’s software over concerns that it “might be vulnerable to Russian government influence,” according to the bill.
Kaspersky has global headquarters in Moscow and has North American headquarters in Woburn, Mass. The U.S. Department of Defense, including the U.S. military, would be prohibited from using the company’s software under the bill.
