Security News > 2020 > December > DHS warns of data theft risk when using Chinese products
The US Department of Homeland Security warned American businesses of the data theft risks behind using equipment and data services provided by companies linked with the People's Republic of China.
The DHS said that Chinese companies could be forced by newly enacted PRC laws to cooperate with Chinese security and intelligence services.
DHS. "For too long, U.S. 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," DHS Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf said.
The information theft efforts underlined by DHS's advisory are powered by the Chinese Communist Party focus on data acquisition to support goals outlined in the PRC "Made in China 2025" plan whose end goal is to make China the "Leading global technological superpower by 2049.".
DHS recommends U.S. businesses to implement appropriate cybersecurity safeguards that could help as part of a multilayered data security policy.