Lithuania Bans Kaspersky Software as ‘Potential’ Threat

Lithuania will ban Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab’s products from computers managing key energy, finance and transport systems, authorities said Thursday.

“The government… recognised that Kaspersky Lab software is a potential national security threat,” the Baltic EU state’s defence ministry said in a statement.

The government agencies responsible for “critical infrastructure” must replace the popular anti-virus software in “a short while”, it added.

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