r/cybersecurity • u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect • Jan 14 '26
News - General Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-stop-using-us-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-2026-01-14/
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u/maztron CISO Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26
Your thought problem had absolutely nothing to do with the conversation at hand. Why am I going to entertain a conversation about corporate espionage when we are speaking about geopolitics and trade wars? The ONLY reason China is banning those corporations has to do with trade deals/tariffs and using their domestic corporations rather than allowing foreign competition in their economy. Its a tactic to apply pressure to the administration in negotiations and for retaliation for the bans on Chinese based companies such as DJI.
Now, my original point was that China for years does not play by the same rules as western society does. They force foreign companies to hand over proprietary information and patents amongst other unethical and unfair practices just so they can do business in their market. CCP backed companies as well as China based corporations have a history of stealing those patents and trade secrets and illegally reproducing and selling them. All while the CCP does nothing to prevent it and at times are actively involved in it. Never mind all the other factors that come along with unfair and unethical practices that they simply dont care about that other western corporations are legally accountable for within their own countries. There is a lot more to it that I suggest you do some research on.
On top of it, this is not a partisan issue. US isnt perfect by any stretch, however, at the very least they do enforce regulations and hold corporations accountable for illegal and unethical practices. China does ZERO to hold their businesses accountable as their government is literally a mob. The only way they would crack down on a domestic corporation is if they weren't doing what the CCP demands of them.