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"Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems"
Looks like Chinese-based engineers helped maintain Pentagon cloud systems, even though they were supervised remotely by American "digital escorts." More backstory here:
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"Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems"
Looks like Chinese-based engineers helped maintain Pentagon cloud systems, even though they were supervised remotely by American "digital escorts." More backstory here:
Microsoft’s “Digital Escort” Program Could Leave Sensitive Government Info Vulnerable to Espionage. Here’s What to Know.
A ProPublica investigation found that a Microsoft program could expose Pentagon computers to cyberattacks from China, the nation’s greatest cyber adversary. Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.
www.propublica.org
Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
www.nextgov.com
“Literally no one seems to know anything about this” — Microsoft used China-based engineers to maintain DoD systems with high impact data
"Digital escorts” with limited expertise oversaw China-based staff working on systems containing critical U.S. defense data.
www.windowscentral.com
Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers for US military tech support
The arrangement is ‘inherently risky’
