Security News

Huawei doesn't see open source as the fix for spying accusations (but they should)
2019-08-08 17:59

The closed-source, opaque operation of network equipment makes spying accusations difficult to disprove. This could be solved by opening the software stack, but Huawei CSO Andy Purdy disagrees.

US Formalizes Ban on Government Contracts to China's Huawei, Others
2019-08-07 20:44

The United States unveiled rules on Wednesday formally banning technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government contracts in the latest move in the countries' escalating trade war. read more

Huawei Unit Cuts More Than 600 Jobs Following U.S. Sanctions
2019-07-23 15:49

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Tuesday that more than 600 jobs would be lost at a US unit as a result of "curtailment of business operations" caused by Washington's sanctions on the firm and...

U.S. Tech CEOs Support Trump on Huawei Restrictions: White House
2019-07-23 00:35

Chief executives from several US tech companies met with President Donald Trump on Monday and expressed "strong support" for policies restricting the use of products from Chinese telecom giant...

Huawei's Czech Unit Secretly Collected Data: Report
2019-07-22 15:01

The Czech unit of telecoms giant Huawei secretly collected personal data of customers, officials and business partners, Czech public radio reported Monday, fanning concerns about security risks...

Huawei Question Must Be Answered by New UK Prime Minister
2019-07-19 13:18

Delay is Damaging International Relationships, Parliamentary Committee WarnsA powerful parliamentary committee has called on Britain's new prime minister - be it Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt - to...

Excluding Huawei from UK's 5G will harm security, MPs warn
2019-07-19 12:31

A decision must be made as a 'matter of urgency', says Intelligence and Security Committee Excluding Huawei from the UK's 5G network infrastructure would harm resilience and "lower security...

Huawei Planning Major Job Cuts in US: WSJ
2019-07-15 01:15

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which is subject to US sanctions over concerns about its ties to the government in Beijing, is planning to make major job cuts at its US operations, The Wall Street...

Huawei website ████ ██████ security flaws ██████ customer info and biz operations at risk: ███████ patched
2019-07-09 19:40

Is this the Chinese giant's Winnie the Pooh moment? Huawei has gagged infosec researchers from discussing now-patched critical vulnerabilities in the Chinese giant's web systems that could have...

Certificates Issued to Huawei Subsidiary Found in Cisco Switches
2019-07-04 05:13

Researchers noticed that the firmware for some Cisco switches contains X.509 certificates and associated private keys issued to a US-based subsidiary of Huawei. An investigation by the networking...