Overview
They have been almost a decade in the making, but have finally arrived: new U.S. export controls on cybersecurity items, including products and technology involving so-called intrusion software and internet protocol network communications surveillance.
Published on Oct. 21, but effective Jan. 19, 2022, the interim final rule from the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security amends the Export Administration Regulations to add these new cybersecurity export controls.
The interim final rule seeks to regulate specific types of hacking, security and network surveillance technologies. It is highly technical and complex, but ultimately contains a mix of good news and bad for the cybersecurity community.
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