(Chesnot / Getty Images) Maryland blocks TikTok, other Chinese tech firms Maryland banned TikTok from government devices. State CISO Chip Stewart also blocked other Chinese tech companies, including Huawei and ZTE. Dec 7, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
The Chinese flag flies near the China World Trade Center Tower 3 in Beijing on Nov. 29, 2021. (Greg Baker / AFP / Getty Images) State and local govs keep using Chinese telecom products despite federal ban, report finds A Georgetown University think tank found many state and local agencies have bought devices made by Chinese firms banned from federal sales. Oct 26, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky in 2017 (CEBIT Australia / Flickr) Vermont CIO orders purge of Kaspersky, Huawei and ZTE products Following federal crackdowns on the Russian and Chinese firms over national security concerns, Vermont CIO John Quinn gives his state's agencies 90 days to remove those companies'… Feb 20, 2019 By Benjamin Freed