• Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab, poses for a July 1 photo on a balcony at his company's headquarters in Moscow. On Wednesday, the U.S. banned the use of computer software supplied by Kaspersky Lab at federal agencies because of concerns about the company's ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations. | AP
    Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab, poses for a July 1 photo on a balcony at his company's headquarters in Moscow. On Wednesday, the U.S. banned the use of computer software supplied by Kaspersky Lab at federal agencies because of concerns about the company's ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations. | AP

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Wednesday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products from their information systems, saying it was concerned the Moscow-based cybersecurity firm was vulnerable to Kremlin influence.

The decision represents a sharp response to what U.S. intelligence agencies have described as a national security threat posed by Russia in cyberspace, following an election year marred by allegations that Moscow weaponized the internet in an attempt to influence its outcome.

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