Since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Biden government has been increasing pressure on Kaspersky, an anti-virus software giant. The reason is that it is worried that the relevant products of the company will be used by Russia to monitor western government enterprises and relevant institutions Reuters reported that the United States launched a safety investigation against Kaspersky laboratory last year. However, even if the Ministry of justice handed over the relevant work to the Ministry of Commerce, the progress of the case is still quite slow
However, after Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine in February, the White House has urged the Department of Commerce to accelerate the investigation, especially worried that federal contractors and operators using Kaspersky laboratory software to provide services for key infrastructure in the United States may face the risk of infiltration.
So in March, Kaspersky became one of the first Russian companies to be added to the list of entities by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which are considered to pose an unacceptable threat to U.S. national security.
However, shortly after Germany warned the public to stop using the company's software, Kaspersky laboratory responded that the move was undoubtedly a political pressure, rather than a comprehensive assessment of the integrity of its products and services.
However, before the full outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Kaspersky laboratory had been questioned by the United States. For example, in 2017, it faced a claim because Moscow may have leaked the product source code.
In the same year, the trump administration also announced a ban on the use of its anti-virus products on federal government equipment, forcing the company to file a legal lawsuit for this.
As for the final investigation results and what additional measures the United States may take against Kaspersky Lab, it is not known at present, but it is generally speculated that the United States does not rule out the possibility of completely banning its products.
For a long time, Kaspersky laboratory has strongly denied any contact with the Russian government or may be coerced by some aspects.
As a sign of neutrality, the company has moved its data processing infrastructure to Switzerland in 2018, but the U.S. government obviously treats it coldly.