- Despite efforts to contain the prevalence of Chinese-manufactured devices, their use continues to grow in the United States.
- In the 12-month trailing February 2024, Chinese devices grew by 41%, with some industries, including critical infrastructure ones, doubling the number of China-made devices in the past year.
- Chinese devices are perceived with serious cybersecurity risks.
The U.S. government’s efforts to limit the number of China-made devices through cybersecurity evaluations of shipping cranes, connected cars, and battery energy storage systems aren’t resonating well with the rest of the country.
According to cyber risk management company Forescout, approximately 300,000 Chinese-manufactured devices from 473 vendors were in U.S. networks in February 2024. This is 41% more than the 185,000 devices that existed a year ago.
The surge also corresponds to an increase in percentage terms, from 2.71% in February 2023 to 3.83% in February 2024.
“The main concern is the possibility that the Chinese government allows them to access and tamper with the devices remotely. Plus, software vulnerabilities discovered in China give them enough time to exploit those on…
