Kaspersky is the first cybersecurity company and first Russian entity on the FCC's "Covered List," which so far has focused on China.

The Federal Office for Information Security, or BSI, did not accuse Kaspersky of any specific violations of customers' trust.

The company alleges that CrowdStrike, Symantec and ESET as well as the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization conspired to restrict testing of products.

While the offer is available to any U.S. resident, Cylance says they point is to help political organizations protect sensitive data.

VirusTotal says Monitor is a win for both antivirus vendors and software developers alike.

Carbon Black's SEC filing says it hopes to raise $100 million. The Boston area company provides antivirus and endpoint security services to protect customers from cyberthreats.

Malwarebytes had to push several updates to its endpoint security products in order to combat an issue that crashed machines due to high RAM usage.

The guidance stops short of banning any software outright, but warns that national agencies should avoid using Russian anti-virus software in the interest of national security.

Vitruvian Partners, a London-based private equity firm, acquired approximately 30 percent of Bitdefender from existing shareholder Axxess Capital.