After hinting at the possibility of a Kaspersky ban in April of this year, the US government has finally banned the Russia-based cybersecurity firm from providing its antivirus services in the entire US over security concerns. The Commerce Department released a statement saying "Kaspersky will generally no longer be able to, among other activities, sell its software within the United States or provide updates to software already in use."

For current users of Kaspersky, the company will continue to release updates until this September. This is being done to ensure that the decision is not too disruptive for US consumers and they have enough time to find a new service.

Apart from Kaspersky, three other companies associated with the cybersecurity firm have also been added to a list of companies that are deemed to be a threat to the US's national security. It's believed that these companies might be associated with the Russian military and intelligence authorities Although these services aren't banned yet, the Commerce Department highly recommends users switch to other options available on the market.

The relationship between Russia and the US has not been particularly great for quite a while now, and the US government is worried that Russia might use its influence on Kaspersky to get its hands on the data of US citizens.