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Kaspersky Files Appeal To DHS Ban In Federal Court

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, December 22nd, 2017

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Moscow-based software company Kaspersky Lab filed an appeal in federal court Dec. 18 challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s directive for federal agencies to remove its products from their networks.Kaspersky’s lawsuit asserts a lack of due process in banning its products from government use and refutes DHS’ allegations of the company’s ties to Kremlin intelligence gathering efforts.“The company did not undertake this action lightly, but maintains that DHS failed to provide Kaspersky Lab with adequate due process and relied primarily on subjective,…

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