Govt weighs ‘high-risk’ tech ban for critical infrastructure

Critical infrastructure providers could be forced by government to remove or avoid technology deemed “high-risk” under sweeping changes proposed to plug gaps in existing laws.

The powers, part of a package of urgent legislative reforms, would likely extend existing public sector bans on third-party IT vendors, such as on Russian antivirus software Kaspersky, across one or more critical infrastructure sectors.

Companies could also be granted a US-style “limited, time-bound” reprieve …

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