JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed two bills April 11, then had strong words about possible cybersecurity threats from Chinese technologies. The bills (SB 2853 and SB 2140) address issues with cybersecurity and electronics manufactured by foreign entities - especially China. "The Chinese Communist Party is not a friend to Mississippi," said Reeves. “They want to exploit vulnerabilities in technology to harm our country ... We’re not going to let that happen in Mississippi." SB 2853 prohibits state agencies from purchasing small, unarmed aircraft systems/drones manufactured by foreign entities. SB 2140 restricts the download, access or use of prohibited technologies on state-operated networks. The Department of Information Technology Services will establish the restrictions and maintain an updated and publicly available list of prohibited technologies on its website. (The texts of the bills are available HERE (SB 2853) and HERE (SB 2140).) (WDAM 04/11/23) Gov. Reeves signs pair of bills to strengthen cybersecurity, counter Chinese tech threats (wdam.com)
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