Trump Signs Into Law US Government Ban on Kaspersky Lab Software (reuters.com)

President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, capping a months-long effort to purge the Moscow-based antivirus firm from federal agencies amid concerns it was vulnerable to Kremlin influence. From a report: The ban, included as part of a broader defense policy spending bill that Trump signed, reinforces a directive issued by the Trump administration in September that civilian agencies remove Kaspersky Lab software within 90 days. The law applies to both civilian and military networks. "The case against Kaspersky is well-documented and deeply concerning. This law is long overdue," said Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who led calls in Congress to scrub the software from government computers. She added that the company's software represented a "grave risk" to U.S. national security.

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Re:B-b-but CBS and CNN say Trump colludes w/ Russi

[bobbied]

I just assume ALL news I hear is fake until I can verify it myself and/or a couple of days have passed without it being withdrawn or changed..

I also distrust ANY story that happens during a political campaign where the timing is suspiciously of benefit to one candidate over the other and involves some recently "discovered" evidence/witness of something that is alleged to have happened years ago, but only now was discovered.

Come to think of it.. I don't really believe much of what passes as "news" for most sheeple..

Stuxnet

[Anonymous Coward]

It's payback for Kaspersky uncovering Stuxnet.

Re:B-b-but CBS and CNN say Trump colludes w/ Russi

[Hylandr]

You may think you're funny, but in all honesty Bobbied speaks the truth of the reality of our government.

Nobody is buying the media horse-shit anymore. It's all about chasing the dollar and pitching for the people they want in office is not only a protected American right, it can be very profitable if the right people get elected. Trump has proven that with his campaign spending. Both sides do it too.

So no, I don't really believe what's in the news anymore either. So much of it is the little boy that cried wolf, chicken little, or false flag action with just *enough* truth to sound plausible.