Wonder if Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, etc will be added to this list. While US may consider them national security assets, it is usually the opposite that is true. Like building backdoors into encryption, these services build backdoors into peoples lives. Also note, it usually often only takes one rogue employee with superuser access to compromise a system.
They're US companies, which means the US has a variety of options to influence its operations. While there are a variety of risks that such companies present, Kaspersky is in the qualitatively different situation that a different nation-state has greater influence on its operations.
This is by design. All those companies are in bed with the feds, and no matter what administration.
The State is not there to protect and serve you. Unless proven otherwise the State sees you as a potential enemy.
