Britain says it has no evidence of spying by Huawei
The country’s National Cyber Security Centre says in any case it is able to manage the security risks of using the Chinese company’s equipment
London/Brussels/Washington — Britain is able to manage the security risks of using Huawei telecoms equipment and has not seen any evidence of malicious activity by the company, a senior official said on Wednesday, pushing back against US allegations of Chinese state spying. Ciaran Martin, head of Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said Britain has yet to decide on its security policy for national 5G networks, though Huawei equipment is subject to detailed oversight and strict government controls over where it is used. “Our regime is arguably the toughest and most rigorous oversight regime in the world for Huawei,” Martin, whose NCSC is part of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency, said at a cybersecurity conference in Brussels. Asked later whether Washington had presented Britain with any evidence to support its allegations, he told reporters: “I would be obliged to report if there was evidence of malevolence ... by Huawei. And we’re yet to have to do that. So I hope tha...
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