US Navy Looks to Dump Lenovo Servers on Security Concerns

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by hawki, Dec 23, 2018.

  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "The US Navy is reportedly looking for a new server supplier for some of its guided missile cruisers and destroyers due to security concerns around Lenovo’s recent purchase of IBM’s x86 server division.

    The Chinese hardware giant acquired IBM’s System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, and its NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and software in autumn last year in a $2.1bn deal – propelling it to a position as the third largest x86 server provider globally...

    'The Department of Homeland Defense identified security concerns with the IBM Blade Center sale and placed restrictions on federal government procurement of Lenovo Blade Center server products,'...

    https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-navy-dumps-lenovo-servers/
     
  2. Triple Helix

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    @hawki did you see the date? 7 May 2015 Also did you click on any of the links in that article?
     
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