The news media have closely followed recent efforts by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to prohibit the use of Chinese equipment in U.S. communications networks, including equipment made by Huawei, on the ground that it poses a threat to national security.
By comparison, scant attention has been paid to the new cybersecurity strategy of the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS strategy calls for the implementation of comprehensive cybersecurity risk management practices, and advocates a sophisticated approach that will allow America to assess and reduce the cyber risk to government systems and critical infrastructure.
As the chief security officer at Huawei Technologies in the U.S. and the former lead cybersecurity official at the DHS, I believe it is in America’s best interest to follow the comprehensive DHS approach.
The DHS recognizes that many global actors can exploit the widespread vulnerabilities in…
