- U.S.-China Sign IP Theft Agreement (ICE.gov): The director of the U.S. National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (“IPR Center”) and the director general of China’s General Administration of China Customs (“GACC”) signed an intellectual property rights addendum to a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) that was signed by the two nations in 2011, according to an ICE press release. According to the report, the original MOU sought to protect the economic, fiscal and commercial interests of both nations through enhanced collaboration on the enforcement of customs law. The addendum seeks greater collaboration between the U.S. and China in information sharing, monitoring illicit importation, exportation, or trafficking of counterfeit trademarked merchandise. The press release did not specifically mention cyber related IP theft. The full press release can be found here.
- Director Clapper Skeptical of U.S.-China Cyber Agreement (Reuters): Director of National Intelligence Clapper admitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee (the “Committee”) that the cyber agreement between the U.S. and China is a “good first step” but its effectiveness is not really clear at this point, reports Reuters. According to the article, Director Clapper told the Committee that the agreement did not specifically include any form of penalties for violations, but also indicated that the U.S. has other tools that can be used to penalize violations such as economic sanctions. The full article can be found here.
- GAO Report Exposes U.S. Agencies’ Weak Cybersecurity (Govinfosecurity.com): A report from the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) exposes the weaknesses of federal government agencies’ cybersecurity, according to Govinfosecurity. According to the article, hundreds of recommendations made by inspectors general remain unimplemented. As a result of weak cybersecurity policies, the information and systems are at “high risk of unauthorized access, use, disclosure modification and disruption” explained the GAO’s information security issues director, reported Govinfosecurity. The full article can be found here.
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Cyber Round Up: U.S.-China IP Theft Agreement, Clapper Skeptical of U.S.-China Cyber Agreement, U.S. Agencies Still have Weak Cybersecurity — GAO
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