The Trump administration has removed Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity company, from its list of approved suppliers. And on the other hand, Kaspersky Lab's concerns that it will lose contracts with the government of USA because of her alleged ties to the Russian government have taken place.
According to a spokeswoman for the US General Services Administration, the decision was taken "after scrutiny and careful consideration". However, this examination constitutes specific measures taken against it Kaspersky Lab, as US government officials thought it was suspected for her involvement with the Russian authorities.
Kaspersky Lab has repeatedly stated that "it has never helped or helped any government in the world to engage in electronic espionage" with its founder, Eugene Kaspersky, claiming to be willing to provide source code to prove his company's innocence. The US government, however, does not accept Kaspersky's allegations by submitting internal reports suggest to Trump to consider a broader ban that will block all US services from using Kaspersky software.
In a statement, Kaspersky Lab said it has not yet received information by any US government agency to say it is being barred from being a vendor, and added that he believes it is "caught in the middle of a geopolitical struggle where each side is trying to use the company as a pawn in their political game».
