CMBC: Huawei's equipment poses 'significant' security risks, UK says [cnbc.com]
- The findings give weight to warnings from U.S. officials who have argued Huawei's networking equipment could be used for espionage by the Chinese government.
- British officials stopped short of calling for a ban of Huawei's 5G telecommunications equipment.
The U.K. government warned on Thursday Huawei's telecommunications equipment raises "significant" security issues, posing a possible setback to the Chinese tech firm as it looks to build out 5G networks.
In 46-page report [service.gov.uk] evaluating Huawei's security risks, British officials stopped short of calling for a ban of Huawei's 5G telecommunications equipment. But the assessment cited "underlying defects" in the company's software engineering and cybersecurity processes, citing "significantly increased risk to U.K. operators."
Other links:
Huawei Equipment Has Major Security Flaws, U.K. Says [wsj.com]
Huawei's Perception Problem Deepens as U.K. Spies Identify Security Risks [fortune.com]
So don't buy Huawei telecom equipment. Buy only US made telecom equipment. Because the NSA would never put bugs in for spying.