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China covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to China, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Defense Department Suspends, Reviews Microsoft 'Digital Escorts' ProgramThe Pentagon is reviewing Microsoft's decade-long use of "digital escorts" - U.S.-based staff who review code from Chinese engineers - into military cloud systems, a workaround now deemed a "breach of trust" that may have exposed sensitive but unclassified government data.
US and Allies Warn About Persistent and Long Term Access to Network EquipmentThe Chinese hackers responsible for breaking into telecom networks across the globe capitalize on already documented vulnerabilities, principally in Cisco routing equipment, warn a slew of national cybersecurity agencies. Hackers use publicly known vulnerabilities with CVE designations.