Behind the scenes, DOD has been working to protect the U.S. government effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine against foreign hacking.

Billions of devices are affected, according to Eclypsium.

Over time, the hope is that we can start building connected devices with a security-first approach.

Starting in January 2021, U.K. telecommunications operators will be barred from buying Huawei technology.

Inclusion comes only after a careful risk assessment, one official said.

The discovery highlights how obscure companies can have an outsize impact on supply chain security.