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Ron Johnson: “I think the lesson learned in Kaspersky, certainly one of the lessons is that within the intelligence and national…”

On the recordApril 24, 2018
I think the lesson learned in Kaspersky, certainly one of the lessons is that within the intelligence and national security community, they knew full well that here is a cybersecurity business founded and operated by a former KGB officer, and it is probably not a real good idea to let that business continue to grow and infiltrate into our economy without mentioning something until this very late date.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson highlights the risks of allowing a KGB-founded cybersecurity firm to operate in the U.S.

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