China officially announced that it will carry out special investigation and management of geographical information data security risks, and refers to individual overseas organizations to try to use geographical information system software to carry out intelligence aft activities.
China ’s Ministry of National Security on Monday (December 11) posted on WeChat public account that some ingenious organizations and personnel used geographical information system software to trySecurity brings threats and hidden dangers.
The Ministry of National Security said that the work of the National Security Organ found that China ’s foreign geographic information system software used in important industries has the situation of collecting foreign geographical information data. Some data are important and even involved in national secrets.China's national security composition is seriously threatened.
The article states: "For the above situation, the national security organs will conduct special investigation and management of geographical information data security risks with relevant departments, guide and assist involved units to carry out inspections and rectifications, and timely eliminate security of major data theft and leaks and other security.Hidden dangers.Including: Automatically connect to overseas servers during the software use process, unlimited collection of user data; deliberately preset the "back door" in the software, open the door for network attacks and data theft, etc. "
National SecurityThe Ministry described that geographical information data is a high -value intelligence and is the focus of intelligence theft of overseas spy intelligence agencies.By stealing China's high -precision geographical information data, it can restore the three -dimensional landform maps of Chinese transportation, energy, and military in specific areas of important areas to provide key support for reconnaissance surveillance and military operations. It will seriously threaten China's military security.
The Ministry of National Security of China also called on relevant units and individuals to carry out safe and reliable geographical information system software when carrying out geographical information data collection and processing activities, and set strict access rights according to the importance of data to ensure that it is involved in involvedDo not access the Internet, and do not involve secrets on the Internet."The national security organs will establish and improve the working collaboration mechanism of data security guarantee work with relevant departments to jointly maintain important national data security."
Bloomberg reports that the article does not name any foreign entities or geographical information system software.Some popular software such as Mapinfo Pro and Arcgis were developed by American companies, while Mapgis and SuperMap came from China.
