14 DAY TRIAL // In a cyber security white paper published this month, telecoms giant Huawei once again noted that it had never helped any government with its spying operations.
Over the past months, several officials and experts have advised against the use of Huawei products due to the company’s alleged ties with the Chinese government.
US officials have been particularly vocal. In July, former NSA Director General Michael Hayden called the company a threat to the national security of both the United States and Australia.
Initially, the UK didn’t appear too concerned about Huawei. However, in June, a report by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) brought to light some interesting things about how the firm entered the country’s critical national infrastructure.
A few weeks later, the government revealed its intentions of reviewing the operations of Huawei’s cyber security center.
Now, in its latest cyber security report, Huawei denies ever helping any government or government agency with its spying activities.
“As the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Huawei and the Chairman of the Global Cyber Security Committee of Huawei, I would like to make our company’s position clear,” noted Deputy Chairman of the Board of Huawei and Chairman of the Huawei Global Cyber Security Committee Ken Hu.
“We can confirm that we have never received any instructions or requests from any Government or their agencies to change our positions, policies, procedures, hardware, software or employment practices or anything else, other than suggestions to improve our end-to-end cyber security capability,” Hu wrote in the foreword section of the report.
“We can confirm that we have never been asked to provide access to our technology, or provide any data or information on any citizen or organization to any Government, or their agencies. We confirm our company’s unswerving commitment to continuing to work with all stakeholders to enhance our capability and effectiveness in designing, developing and deploying secure technology.”