Government
allows Huawei
limited role
in UK 5G
networks
Almost half of respondents
to poll ‘wouldn’t know’ if their
organisation had suffered a
cyber breach
T
he UK government has announced
that it will allow Chinese telecom firm,
Huawei, a limited role in UK 5G networks in
its aim to speed up network deployment.
Despite pressure from the US acting
against the decision, Huawei will operate
in a restrictive manner and will be declined
access to certain areas.
Victor Zhang, Vice President at Huawei, has
issued the following statement: “Huawei
is reassured by the UK Government’s
confirmation that we can continue working
with our customers to keep the 5G rollout on
track. This evidence-based decision will result
in a more advanced, more secure and more
cost-effective telecoms infrastructure that
is fit for the future. It gives the UK access
to world-leading technology and ensures a
competitive market.
“We have supplied cutting-edge technology
to telecoms operators in the UK for more
than 15 years. We will build on this strong
track record, supporting our customers as
they invest in their 5G networks, boosting
economic growth and helping the UK
continue to compete globally. We agree a
diverse vendor market and fair competition
are essential for network reliability and
innovation, as well as ensuring consumers
have access to the best possible technology.”
A10 Networks’ VP of Strategy, Gunter Reiss,
said: “The global dispute over whether tech
giant, Huawei, should be used in national 5G
networks has created a lot of geopolitical
conversations around the 5G build-out,
security to critical national infrastructure,
and generally whether certain vendors
should be included or excluded.
“However, operators need to base their
decisions not on these opinions, but on
technology – the strength, innovation and
security capabilities. With the massive
increases in bandwidth, number of devices
predicted to be on these networks and the
growing security requirements, the technology
being used must meet these needs.”
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A lmost half of respondents to
the latest Twitter poll run by
Infosecurity Europe, Europe’s number
one information security event, admit
they would be completely unaware
if a cyber breach occurred in their
organisation. The poll was designed to
explore incident response, an area that
has come under recent scrutiny following
Travelex’s response to its New Year’s
Eve cyberattack, which left many of
its systems down and impacted travel
currency sales. Research Director at Ovum, this reflects a
widespread issue. “Discovering a breach
well after the event is usual. Uncovering
breaches is not easy, but proactive threat
hunting is an approach being increasingly
used by organisations. Regularly scanning
environments to look for anomalies and
unexpected activity is useful, but it can
be difficult to deal with the number of
resulting alerts. Ultimately, effective
cyberhygiene involves having layers of
security to prevent, detect and respond to
incidents and breaches.”
In answer to the question: ‘If a cyber
breach occurred, how quickly could you
discover it?’, 31.5% of respondents
said they would discover it immediately,
14.3% within 30 days and 6.6%
within 200 days. However, a shocking
47.6% conceded they simply would
not know. According to Maxine Holt, Good incident response demands good
risk insight. The poll examined this by
asking, ‘What understanding do you have
of your information assets?’. A worrying
44.7% revealed they had ‘very little’
understanding, with 30.7% stating they
had ‘some’ – and only 24.7% said their
grasp was ‘comprehensive’.
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