Security News > 2020 > May > Senior MP tells UK Defence Committee on 5G security: Russia could become China's cyber-attack dog

The startling prediction came from Tobias Ellwood MP, chairman of the Defence Committee, as he presided over a hearing on 5G security and Huawei's involvement.

"To put it in cruder terms, Russia is going to become more subservient to China." He added: "If Russia understands the weaknesses, the vulnerabilities or the back doors that China provides, it can be Russia continuing to do those cyber attacks at the behest of China."

MPs were asking to what extent Huawei's involvement in 5G networks poses a threat to British national security.

In his answer, Pienaar referenced the 2019 Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre report, which laid bare Huawei's pisspoor software development practices.

Although there are targets to cap Huawei's involvement in UK 5G networks at 35 per cent of access layer equipment, there have been murmurings from current Defence Secretary Ben Wallace that this ought to be a much lower target.

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