USA: Why are tech firms from Israel, Russia and Singapore on the banned list?

Sell ​​in USA It is, for companies, something like accessing heaven: it is such a large and diverse market that no entrepreneur wants to be left out.

But, just as there are those who make an effort to enter, there are also those who have earned themselves to be expelled from paradise.

This week the US Department of Commerce announced that it added new companies to its blacklist, the one with which it penalizes those who act illegally according to its standards.

Who are they and why don’t they want them in your country? In this article we will tell you about it.

TECHNOLOGY TO SPY

The Israeli company NSO Group is responsible for spyware Pegasus.

According to “El Espectador”, when cell phones are infected “basically become pocket spy gadgets“: Hackers can access information and even cameras without the owner of the device noticing.

For that reason, it is that USA considers the company as a “a threat to national security”.

And he is not mistaken.

The ABC portal recalls that, three months ago, it was learned that Pegasus “allowed to spy on journalists, politicians, activists and world leaders”.

Also, Reuters adds that, in the past, NSO was accused of selling its technology tools to “authoritarian regimes”.

A HIT TO ITS EXPANSION

The same fate that NSO also suffered Candiru (who hacks computers), Computer Security Initiative Consultancy, from Singapore, and Positive Technologies, of Russia.

According to the Voice of America portal, “These companies will now face severe restrictions to export their products to the US and [se] make it harder for US cybersecurity companies to sell them information that could be useful in developing their products”.

“Suppliers will need to apply for a license before selling to them, which will likely be denied”Adds the news agency.

According to the US State Department, this is not a retaliation against other nations. “We are not taking action against the countries or governments where these entities are located“Said the spokesman for the institution

Of course, all the companies involved have denied wrongdoing.

The CEO of Positive Technologies, Denis Baranov, declared: “We do not know for what reasons the US Department of Commerce added us to the list. In any case, we reject the sanctions, which do not pose additional threats to us.”.

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