Bruse Schneier has an interesting article out today, describing how a Russian company that produces code that is included in thousands of smartphone apps, both iOS and Android, masquerades as an US company.
Russian Software Company Pretending to Be American – Schneier on Security
There is no suggestion of wrong doing, but it leads into the questions of transparency – how can you do your cyber security due diligence if you do not get the whole picture – and data sovereignty – if you think the data is held in the US when it is really in Russia and subject to Russian laws.
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
