Pentagon Would Ban Contractors That Don’t Protect Data

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Pentagon Would Ban Contractors That Don’t Protect Data
By Sandra Erwin
July 31, 2017

U.S. adversaries such as China and Russia could embed “exploits,” or malicious software, into the hardware of chips inside Internet-of-things electronic devices that are widely used in the military and the defense industry, according to a congressional watchdog group.

The report from the Government Accountability Office cautioned that the Pentagon has yet to come to grips with the vulnerabilities created by the use of smartphones, smart TVs and fitness meters.

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