“The United States is committed to working with our multilateral partners to deter the spread of certain technologies that can be used for malicious activities that threaten cybersecurity and human rights,” said Commerce Secretary Gina M. in line with the 42 European nations and allies that are members of the Wassenaar Arrangement, which sets voluntary export control policies on military and dual-use technologies. When BIS first published a proposed rule in 2015, it received almost 300 comments that raised “substantial concerns” about the impact it would have on legitimate cybersecurity research and incident response activities.
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Software intended for cyber defense purposes, on the other hand, is exempt from needing an export license, since the new rule won’t prevent U.S-based cybersecurity researchers from collaborating with colleagues overseas or disclosing flaws to software makers. The latest sanctions are due to go into effect in 90 days and will cover software such as Pegasus, spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group that several authoritarian governments have used to hack into the phones of their most vocal critics, including journalists, activists, politicians and business executives.