The White House has announced a ban on new sales of Kaspersky Lab antivirus software due to security risk concerns about the Russian company’s software compromising critical US infrastructure. The ban applicable from September 29, amidst growing tensions between the US and Russia, is set to be contested in court by Kaspersky Lab which insists it has no government ties. The ban follows a similar action by the Department of Homeland Security in 2017.
US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer
The US Department of Justice has charged Rostislav Panev, alleged developer for the LockBit ransomware group, with 41 counts including wire fraud and extortion. Panev,
