Does it matter, that in spite of efforts by the U.S. government, and a history of cyber intrusions from China, Germany and the U.K. are poised to allow Huawei equipment to be part of their 5G networks?
The Huawei Technologies Co. logo is displayed outside a store in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. U.S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against Huawei, China’s largest technology company, alleging it stole trade secrets from an American rival and committed bank fraud by violating sanctions against doing business with Iran. Huawei has denied committing the alleged charges. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP
The short answer is yes, and. The “and” is that from a risk management perspective, we have yet to mitigate serious threats associated with cyber intrusions that can take control of our physical infrastructure and cause us serious disruption and damage.
If 5G is as good as it is cracked up to be, 5G mobile Internet will allow revolutionary technologies to transform our world, greatly accelerating innovations such as self-driving automobiles and the internet of things. This revolution will bring both great…
