The U.S. has reportedly warned Germany that it would no longer fully share intelligence information with the European ally as it has in the past if the country works with Huawei to boost its domestic tech infrastructure. Keep Reading
To date, European leaders reject a blanket ban on Huawei, despite lobbying efforts from U.S. diplomats. The European Union believes network security measures will suffice to counter any perceived threat from the telecoms giant. Keep Reading
“We understand that Huawei, the world’s largest manufacturer of solar inverters, is attempting to access our domestic residential and commercial markets,” the letter states. Keep Reading
If you’re not looking at cybersecurity through the larger domain of trade negotiations, you’re not following what’s going on. Keep Reading
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of the UK intelligence service, has concluded that there are ways to limit the risks of using Huawei to build next-generation wireless networks. Keep Reading
The authors say that U.S.-led pressure on Huawei and ZTE, such as that outlined in the paper, could potentially force the Chinese government to change its behavior, which might ultimately build trust among U.S. and allied governments. Keep Reading
The bill also prevents the State Department from contracting with certain telecommunications companies, or buying equipment from, any company that intelligence services believe has assisted another country with cyber attacks or spying against U.S. targets. Keep Reading
Although Huawei is not singled out in the proposal, federal and congressional officials have claimed for several months that the company is too closely linked to the Chinese government, and a fact sheet outlining the rule mentions this several times. Keep Reading
A prospective partnership between mobile phone manufacturer, Huawei, and telecoms firm AT & T has been dashed, allegedly because of pressure from lawmakers who viewed it as a threat to national security. There are believed to be long-standing concerns about the Chinese firm and possible government snooping in the US, and this mistrust has reportedly… Keep Reading
