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April 9, 2013 By AMK

Hacked U.S. tech contractors oppose anti-China procurement law

Technology contractors are warning Congress that a new counter-cyber spy law will leave agencies even more vulnerable to breaches by slowing the purchase of security systems to screen for Chinese-made components.

It might seem counterintuitive for companies allegedly robbed of proprietary designs by Chinese hackers to oppose protections. And it’s worth noting that information technology businesses generally are reluctant to publicly accuse China of hacking, partly because they have Chinese customers.

But the firms say discriminating against China could encourage retaliation and additional federal security audits could prevent the timely installation of safe network controls.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/04/hacked-us-tech-contractors-oppose-anti-china-procurement-law/62316/?oref=nextgov_today_nl 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: cybersecurity, FBI, information technology, IT, network control, proprietary, Trade Agreements Act, trade secrets

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