Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs

Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by tarcyanm on Monday February 18, 2019 @06:47AM (#19190055)

The way I heard it is that the U.S. could not domestically provide an off the shelf end-to-end 5G solution. In addition, Huawei had at some point declined to install NSA backdoors. This was essentially the backdrop that led to Huawei being tarred and feathered.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by doktrin on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:01AM (#19190106)

> The way I heard it

> In addition, Huawei had at some point declined to install NSA backdoors

I think a statement like this needs some corroboration beyond word of mouth

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by bildung on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:10AM (#19190131)

Not GP, but I, too find it suspicious that e.g. Cisco, I direct competitor to Huawei, gets caught with yet another new backdoor almost monthly[1], and apparently the US administration has no qualms with buying Cisco hardware or with Cisco continuing to sell unsecure hardware worldwide.

[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cisco-backdoor-hardcoded-a...

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by culturestate on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:13AM (#19190141)

I suspect the U.S. government prefers "these guys might suck, but at least they're our guys" as a threat model when the alternative is essentially a state-owned enterprise taking orders from one of America's largest geopolitical foes.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by bildung on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @03:37AM (#19197509)

Huawei is in an employee-owned company, no state involved.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by culturestate on Tuesday February 19, 2019 @03:47AM (#19197551)

I know Huawei isn't literally a SOE (as far we can tell, anyway) but it has long-standing ties to the PLA, and the stark reality of modern-day China is that every large corporation in the country is effectively subservient to the CCP.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by unmole on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:19AM (#19190158)

In the words of British Telecom's Chief Architect, "There is only one true 5G supplier right now and that is Huawei -- the others need to catch up."

https://www.lightreading.com/mobile/5g/bts-mcrae-huawei-is-t...

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by doktrin on Monday February 18, 2019 @08:02AM (#19190342)

I don't see what that has to do with the alleged NSA backdoors.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by unmole on Monday February 18, 2019 @08:11AM (#19190380)

NSA backdoors in Huawei gear?! Now this is something new...

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by doktrin on Monday February 18, 2019 @08:28AM (#19190455)

If you take a look at the GP's statement, it included an alleged refusal by Huawei to install NSA backdoors. That's the part of the statement I'd like to see further qualified, because I think it deserves it.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by amaccuish on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:08AM (#19190126)

> I think a statement like this needs some corroboration beyond word of mouth

I'd like to see that same standard applied to the initial allegations against Huawei. Still no proof that they've done anything wrong.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by roca on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:14AM (#19190143)

The question is not whether they've done anything wrong yet. The question is what they will do if Xi Jinping orders them to deploy a backdoor.

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Re:Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs by everdrive on Monday February 18, 2019 @07:37AM (#19190219)

It is however, a mindless equivocation.

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