Cyber Advisory on TikTok
March 22, 2022 - Arkansas Cybersecurity Advisory
Due to significant concerns from Government and industry, Forge Institute is recommending that individuals remove TikTok from their devices and that organizations ban the application on work devices.
State’s like Maryland, Texas, South Carolina, South Dakota, Nebraska have banned the use of TikTok on state devices.
Removing the device should extend beyond government-issued devices. Anyone with TikTok on their phone should remove the app to ensure their personal privacy and data are protected.
From NPR story “The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns” 11/17/22
“The FBI has "a number of concerns," director Christopher Wray told a House Homeland Security Committee hearing about worldwide threats on Tuesday, just days after Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban the app nationwide.
"They include the possibility that the Chinese government could use it to control data collection on millions of users or control the recommendation algorithm, which could be used for influence operations if they so chose, or to control software on millions of devices, which gives it an opportunity to potentially technically compromise personal devices," Wray said.”
References:
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137155540/fbi-tiktok-national-security-concerns-china
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-state-government-devices-texas-maryland-south-dakota-south-carolina/
https://lookingglasscyber.com/blog/security-corner/cfius-decision-on-tiktok-could-set-the-tone-for-great-power-competition/
