Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warns against using Chinese hardware and digital services

guest · Dec 23, 2020

DHS warns against using Chinese hardware and digital services
US says Chinese companies are engaging in "PRC government-sponsored data theft."
December 23, 2020
https://www.zdnet.com/article/dhs-warns-against-using-chinese-hardware-and-digital-services/

The US Department of Homeland Security has published a "business advisory" today warning US companies against using hardware equipment and digital services created or linked to Chinese companies.

The DHS said that Chinese products could contain backdoors, bugdoors, or hidden data collection mechanisms that could be used by Chinese authorities to collect data from western companies and forward the information to local competitors to further China's economic goals to the detriment of other countries.

"For too long, US networks and data have been exposed to cyber threats based in China which are using that data to give Chinese firms an unfair competitive advantage in the global marketplace," said Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf.
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All equipment and services remotely linked to Chinese companies should be considered a cyber-security and business risk, the agency said.

"Any person or entity that chooses to procure data services and equipment from PRC-linked firms, or store data on software or equipment developed by such firms, should be aware of the economic, reputational, and, in certain instances, legal, risks associated with doing business with these firms," the DHS said in a press release today.
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DHS: DHS Warns American Businesses about Data Services and Equipment from Firms Linked to Chinese Government

Today, the Department of Homeland Security issued a business advisory to American businesses warning of risks associated with the use of data services and equipment from firms linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

The PRC presents a grave threat to the data security of the U.S. government and U.S. businesses. It has both the intent and ability to covertly access data directly through entities under the influence or jurisdiction of PRC laws, often without the knowledge or consent of the non-PRC businesses or institutions that maintain rights to the data.
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