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The decision to ban Kaspersky Lab products and services from federal agency networks and systems may just have been a shot across the bow.
The Justice Department is considering rolling out the big guns against companies owned and operated by Russian nationals.
John Demers, the assistant attorney general for National Security in DoJ, said in light of the SolarWinds attack, Justice, along with the FBI and the intelligence community, launched a new effort to see where there may be supply chain vulnerabilities of companies that are Russian or are doing business in Russia.
Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division John Demers. (Jim Watson via AP)
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May 20, 2021 10:12 PM EDT
(Photo : Getty Images/Michael M. Santiago) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 11: Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes questions from reproters during a press conference at the Javits Center in Manhattan on May 11, 2021 in New York City. Gov. Cuomo held the press conference to give an update on coronavirus (COVID-19) efforts and to announce the expansion of the Javits Center as well as various projects in what he called the Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew campaign to support the reopening and recovery of New York State due to the impact of the pandemic.
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