US Gov announces upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software for US customers—including future updates—citing an 'unacceptable risk to national security'

Kaspersky Lab, Inc, the US subsidiary of the popular Russia-based antivirus software and cybersecurity company Kaspersky, has just felt the wrath of the US government. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on Thursday that it will be banning Kaspersky from "directly or indirectly providing antivirus software and cybersecurity products or services in the United States or to US persons."

The ban doesn't just apply to the sale of Kaspersky products, but...