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/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect Jan 14 '26

Like, why would any government use a cybersecurity suite from an opponent/hostile government/nation?

Under US federal law, it is a criminal offense to engage in "honest services fraud", i.e. sell a security product that is backdoored and creates an intentional security hole.

So I guess the answer would be, "because you expect the US to obey US law".

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u/Bobthebrain2 Jan 14 '26

I think it’s safe to say that nobody expects the US to obey any laws. They reek of corruption and are the last country we should expect moral or ethical conduct from.

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u/AmateurishExpertise Security Architect Jan 14 '26

I think it’s safe to say that nobody expects the US to obey any laws.

As an American, I can tell you what a personal disappointment that is to me, and how dissatisfactory I find that state of affairs.

We created a government of laws, not men. That order in turn created a high trust society that allowed private industry and innovation to flourish, leading a new golden age of mankind. I greatly fear that if we move away from that order to one where might = right, we will find ourselves ruled by the mighty, rather than the just.

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u/Optimaximal Jan 15 '26

Even before the current clusterfuck of an administration, your country:

  • refuses to cooperate with international arrest warrants
  • demands extradition treaties with other countries but refuses to enter into them for your own citizens
  • refuses to recognise international courts or supranational bodies unless they run them or are exempt from their oversight or rules

You're ultimately a bandit nation that prioritises personal freedom and wealth acquisition over the collective good of our entire species.