All products and services from the Russia-based cybersecurity firm are considered unacceptable risk to national security by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
According to the FCC's release, the move comes in an effort to uphold the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which requires the agency to publish a list that details any communications equipment or services which may present a risk to national security.
The FCC published its "Covered List" for the first time in March of 2021. The full list only names eight companies that pose such risk, and only one is based in Russia.
The company is not allowed to receive support from the FCC's Universal Service Fund. The $8 billion fund is used to maintain communications services in rural areas and for low income users.
The company's flagship product was barred from federal computer systems in the wake of a directive. The FCC's move spurred bug bounty platform HackerOne to indefinitely suspend Kaspersky from using its services.
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The federal action against its services is unconstitutional, according to the company, because it is based on political motives rather than evidence. The company said that in a statement to Bleeping Computer.
The U.S. Government's prohibitions on federal entities and federal contractors from using Kaspersky products and services were unconstitutional, according to the statement. The company maintains that the FCC's latest update to the Covered List is flawed because there has been public evidence to justify the move.
This decision is not based on any technical assessment of the products, but is being made on political grounds.
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