Kaspersky plans to close its US business and eliminate US-based positions, following the country's ban on the sale of its antivirus tool starting July 20
offices to close by July 20 Sean Lyngaas / CNN : Russian cyber firm Kaspersky to shut down US operations after ban Cynthia B Brumfield / Metacurity : Kaspersky Decamps the US Following Government Ban SC Media : Kaspersky announces US market exit Luke Jones / WinBuzzer : U.S. Government Ban Forces Kaspersky Lab to Exit American Market Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Kaspersky to shut down US operations following Commerce Department ban Philip Whiterow / Proactive : Kaspersky Labs pulls out of US after ban Rich Stanton / PC Gamer : Russian antivirus giant Kaspersky leaves the US after two decades, slams the ‘theoretical concerns’ that led to it being banned João da Silva / BBC : Russia antivirus firm Kaspersky quits US after ban Kate Irwin / PCMag : Kaspersky Shuts Down US Operations Following Nationwide Ban Greg Noone / Tech Monitor : Kaspersky Labs ceases operating in the US Benedict Collins / TechRadar : Kaspersky shuts down all US operations following ban Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs : Kaspersky leaves U.S. market following the ban on the sale of its software in the country Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : Kaspersky to shut down US business in response to ban Nicole Kobie / ITPro : Kaspersky to shut down US division ahead of sales ban Adam Marshall / Tech.co : Kaspersky to Shut Down in US Following Ban on Antivirus Jessica Lyons / The Register : Kaspersky culls staff, closes doors in US amid Biden's ban Stefanie Schappert / Cybernews.com : Kaspersky to shutter US offices, lay off workers after US ban Sam Sabin / Axios : Kaspersky Lab shutting down U.S. operations Mihir Bagwe / The Cyber Express : Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market After Commerce Department Ban Paul Hill / Neowin : Kaspersky to lay off its US staff after the country bans its products The Hacker News : Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market Following Commerce Department Ban Ed Bott / ZDNet : Stop paying for third-party antivirus software. Here's why Bluesky: @evacide.bsky.social : I think it's interesting that Kaspersky has chosen not to fight the ban in court. They're just picking up their ball and going home. [embedded post] X: Kim Zetter / @kimzetter : Kaspersky said beginning July 20 it will “gradually wind down” its US operations and eliminate US-based positions. It said it “made this sad and difficult decision as business opportunities in the country are no longer viable.” It has been selling its software in US since 2005. Kim Zetter / @kimzetter : Exclusive: Kaspersky Lab is closing its US division and laying off all workers associated with it. The move follows the US Commerce Department's decision last month to ban the sale of Kaspersky software in US starting July 20. https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/ ... @dcwebguy : Lots of cyber talent hitting the market from this. @gumby4christ : Not saying this is the reason the US came down so hard on Kaspersky, but it is interesting that Kasperky engineers' diligence in tracking down and revealing Stuxnet is the reason we know about US and Israel's massive cyber-war operation. Eric Geller / @ericgeller : Big news. Kaspersky says in a statement that “business opportunities in the country are no longer viable.” Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Kaspersky Lab Closing US Division, Laying Off Workers After Ban
Context & Ripple Effects
The shutdown is the operational endpoint of the Commerce Department's ban on Kaspersky antivirus sales, which put the company’s U.S. commercial presence on a fixed wind-down timetable.
It also follows a longer deterioration in Kaspersky’s U.S. position, including earlier reports of business struggles amid spying allegations and recent sanctions on 12 executives. The coverage shows how a security-policy decision has moved from scrutiny to market exit.
First-order effects
- Kaspersky will close U.S. offices and eliminate U.S.-based jobs as the July 20 sales restriction takes effect.
- U.S. customers lose access to new Kaspersky sales immediately; the related restrictions also set a later cutoff for updates and resales, forcing affected users to plan replacements.
Second-order effects
- U.S. antivirus vendors and resellers gain an immediate opportunity to serve customers migrating away from Kaspersky, while organizations using its software must absorb transition and support work.
- The combination of a sales ban and the scheduled restrictions on updates and resales makes continued use less viable over time, concentrating demand among providers still able to support U.S. customers.
Third-order effects
- The case establishes a more consequential form of cybersecurity policy: restrictions on a vendor can remove not just products from sale but also its local workforce, channels, and customer-support footprint.
- If applied more broadly, national-security screening could increasingly shape which foreign security vendors can maintain U.S. operations, raising the strategic value of trusted support and update supply chains.
The trend: Cybersecurity procurement is becoming more tightly governed by national-security risk assessments, with market-access decisions reshaping vendor operations as well as customer choice.