BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The government has announced that information technology will be more heavily scrutinized for possible security threats. These measures are intended to safeguard national cyber security and protect the legal rights of Chinese users.
Get ready for new measures under cyber security.
China’s State Internet Information Office announced on Thursday that it will scrutinize products and services to be used for communications, finance, energy, national security and other purposes.
Vetting of products is aimed at preventing suppliers from taking advantage of their products to illegally control, disrupt or shut down their clients’ systems, or to gather, store, process or use their clients’ information.
"In recent years, Chinese government agencies, companies, universities and telecom companies have suffered extensive invasion and wire-tapping. Last year, disclosures by Mr. Snowden raised alarms to all countries, that without cyber security, there can be no national security," said Jiang Jun, Spokesperson of State Internet Information Office.
Unlike older cyber security control methods, the new vetting system targets hardware and service providers. Inspections will apply to both foreign- and Chinese-made products, and suppliers that fail to comply will be banned from selling their products in China.
"Many countries, such as US, Russia, Canada and Australia, already have similar vetting systems. For example, United States has passed a new bill this year, including certain terms to regulate IT products from China," said Wang Jun, Chief engineer of China IT Security Evaluation Center.
China’s telecom providers Huawei and ZTE have been blacklisted by US government for security reasons. And according to the New York Times, Cisco Systems, IBM and Microsoft are likely to be the companies most affected once the Chinese vetting system kicks in.
China has already banned new computers at the central government from using Microsoft’s latest operating system. According to People’s Daily, security concerns around the new Windows 8 system, run the risk of exposing computers to monitoring and being controlled remotely.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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