Huawei - Fu Manchu v2 Gula Hættan?
Sent: Mið 07. Nóv 2012 17:57
Ok var að lesa eitthvað á wikipedia um fjarskiptamál og sá þennan feikilega slatta af öryggis áhyggjum varðandi Kínverska fjarskiptarisann Huawei, fór svo og skoðaði hjá AT&T í Kanalandi og fann ekki neitt um öryggis áhyggjur bara þetta venjulega áhyggjur um ritskoðanir, persónunjósnir og jafningjanets síur.
Svo margar mismunandi spurningar vakna eins.og
Ef Kaninn óttast Huawei svona mikið sbr neðangreindan texta, hversvegna ekki við hér á Íslandi?
og ef þetta er svona óöruggur búnaður og veitir Kínverskum aðilum auðveldara að stunda njósnir þá hvaða fjarskiptabúnað eru valdhafa okkar að notast við?
að lokum er þetta kannski bara ófrægingarherferð á hendur fyrirtækinu afþví að þarlenskum fjarskiptafyrirtækjum finnst þeim stafa ógn af Huawei?
eitthverjar hugmyndir?
btw Gula Hættan & Fu Manchu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Manchu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei#Security_concerns
Security concerns
In the US, Huawei has been challenged due to concerns of United States security officials that Huawei-made telecommunications equipment is designed to allow unauthorized access by the Chinese government and the Chinese People's Liberation Army,[132][133][134][135] given that Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the company, served as an engineer in the army in the early 1980s.[136] In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party raised concerns about security over Huawei’s bid for Marconi in 2005,[134] and the company's equipment was mentioned as an alleged potential threat in a 2009 government briefing by Alex Allan, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.[137] In December 2010, Huawei opened a Cyber Security Evaluation Centre to test its hardware and software to ensure they can withstand growing cyber security threats.[138][139] In the U.S., some members of Congress raised questions about the company's proposed merger with communications company 3Com in 2008,[140] and its bid for a Sprint contract in 2010.[136] In addition, Huawei withdrew its purchase of 3Leaf systems in 2010, following a review by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS).[133]
In a 2011 open letter, Huawei stated that the security concerns are “unfounded and unproven” and called on the U.S. government to investigate any aspect of its business.[141][142] The US-based non-profit organization Asia Society carried out a review of Chinese companies trying to invest in the U.S., including Huawei. The organization found that only a few investment deals were blocked following unfavorable findings by the CFIUS or had been given a recommendation not to apply, however all large transactions had been politicized by groups including the U.S. media, members of Congress and the security community.[143][dead link] However, another article unrelated to the report published by the Asia Society reported that, "fear that the P.R.C. government could strongarm private or unaffiliated Chinese groups into giving up cyber-secrets is reflected in the U.S. government's treatment of Chinese telecom company Huawei."[144]
In October 2009, the Indian Department of Telecommunications reportedly requested national telecom operators to "self-regulate" the use of all equipment from European, U.S. and Chinese telecoms manufacturers following security concerns.[145] Earlier, in 2005, Huawei was blocked from supplying equipment to India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) cellular phone service provider.[146] In 2010, the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) insisted on cancelling the rest of the Huawei contract with BSNL and pressed charges against several top BSNL officers regarding their "doubtful integrity and dubious links with Chinese firms".[147][148]
In June 2010, an interim solution was introduced that would allow the import of Chinese-made telecoms equipment to India if pre-certified by international security agencies such as Canada’s Electronic Warfare Associates, US-based Infoguard, and Israel’s ALTAL Security Consulting.[149]
In October 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that Huawei had become Iran's leading provider of telecommunications equipment, including monitoring technologies that could be used for surveillance.[150] Huawei responded with a statement claiming the story misrepresented the company's involvement: "We have never been involved and do not provide any services relating to monitoring or filtering technologies and equipment anywhere in the world".[151]
In December 2011, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. is invoking Cold War-era national security powers to force telecommunication companies including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to divulge confidential information about their networks in a hunt for Chinese cyber-spying, with Richard Falkenrath, a senior fellow in the Council on Foreign Relations Cyberconflict and Cybersecurity Initiative, saying, “This is beyond vague suspicions...Congress is now looking at this as well, and they’re doing so based on very specific material provided them in a classified setting by the National Security Agency." The action represents a concern that China and other countries may be using their growing export sectors to develop built-in spying capabilities in U.S. networks. The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said it would investigate potential security threats posed by some foreign companies, and mentioned Huawei specifically. A spokesman for Huawei said that the company conducts its businesses according to normal business practices and actually welcomed the investigation.[152]
In 2001, it was alleged that Huawei Technologies India had developed telecommunications equipment for the Taliban in Afghanistan, and newspapers reported that the Indian government had launched a probe into the firm's operations.[153][154] Huawei responded, stating that the company did not have "any link with the Taliban", as its only customers are telecommunications carriers[155] and its facilities "always operate according to U.N. rules and the local laws of each country".[156] On 15 December 2001, the Indian authorities announced that they had not found any evidence that Huawei India had any connection to the Taliban,[157][verification needed]although speculation to the contrary has persisted in the U.S.[158]
In March 2012, Australia media sources reported that the Australian government had excluded Huawei from tendering for contracts with NBN Co, a government-owned corporation that is managing the construction of the National Broadband Network,[159] following advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation regarding security concerns.[160] The Attorney-General's Department stated in response to these reports, "The National Broadband Network is the largest nation-building project in Australian history, and will become the backbone of Australia’s information infrastructure. As such, and as a strategic and significant government investment, we have a responsibility to do our utmost to protect its integrity and that of the information carried on it."[161]
In July 2012, Felix Linder and Gregor Kopf gave a conference at Defcon to announce that they uncovered several critical vulnerabilities in Huawei routers (models AR18 and AR29).[162] The vulnerabilities could be used to get a remote access to the device. One of the disturbing points of the conference was that researchers could not warn Huawei about these vulnerabilities before the conference because it "doesn't have a security contact for reporting vulnerabilities, doesn't put out security advisories and doesn't say what bugs have been fixed in its firmware updates". As a result, the vulnerabilities have not been publicly disclosed. Huawei replied that they were investigating the claims. [163]
On October 8, 2012, a US House Intelligence Committee panel issued a report describing Huawei as a "national security threat" due to its alleged ties to various Chinese governmental agencies. The panel's report suggested that Huawei should "be barred from doing business with the US government", and additionally alleged that the telecom manufacturer had committed "potential violations" related to immigration, bribery, corruption, and copyright infringement.[164] However, a subsequent White House-ordered review found no concrete evidence to support the House report's espionage allegations[63] although the review found that relying on Huawei was risky for other reasons, such as the presence of vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.[63] An article in Reuters wrote that, "previously unreported findings support parts of a landmark U.S. congressional report last week that warned against allowing Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corp to supply critical telecom infrastructure."[63]
On October 9, 2012, a spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated that the Canadian government invoked a national security exception to exclude Huawei from its plans to build a secure government communications network.[165]
On October 25, 2012, a Reuters report[63] wrote that according to documents and interviews, an Iranian-based seller of Huawei (Soda Gostar Persian Vista) last year tried to sell embargoed American antenna equipment (made by American company (Andrew LLC) to an Iranian firm (MTN Irancell). Specifically, the Andrew antennas were part of a large order for Huawei telecommunications gear that MTN Irancell had placed through Soda Gostar, but the MTN Irancell says it canceled the deal with Huawei when it learnt the items were subject to sanctions and before any equipment was delivered.[63] Vic Guyang, a Huawei spokesman, acknowledged that MTN Irancell had canceled the order; Rick Aspan, a spokesman for CommScope, said the company was not aware of the aborted transaction.[63]
Svo margar mismunandi spurningar vakna eins.og
Ef Kaninn óttast Huawei svona mikið sbr neðangreindan texta, hversvegna ekki við hér á Íslandi?
og ef þetta er svona óöruggur búnaður og veitir Kínverskum aðilum auðveldara að stunda njósnir þá hvaða fjarskiptabúnað eru valdhafa okkar að notast við?
að lokum er þetta kannski bara ófrægingarherferð á hendur fyrirtækinu afþví að þarlenskum fjarskiptafyrirtækjum finnst þeim stafa ógn af Huawei?
eitthverjar hugmyndir?
btw Gula Hættan & Fu Manchu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Manchu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huawei#Security_concerns
Security concerns
In the US, Huawei has been challenged due to concerns of United States security officials that Huawei-made telecommunications equipment is designed to allow unauthorized access by the Chinese government and the Chinese People's Liberation Army,[132][133][134][135] given that Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the company, served as an engineer in the army in the early 1980s.[136] In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party raised concerns about security over Huawei’s bid for Marconi in 2005,[134] and the company's equipment was mentioned as an alleged potential threat in a 2009 government briefing by Alex Allan, chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.[137] In December 2010, Huawei opened a Cyber Security Evaluation Centre to test its hardware and software to ensure they can withstand growing cyber security threats.[138][139] In the U.S., some members of Congress raised questions about the company's proposed merger with communications company 3Com in 2008,[140] and its bid for a Sprint contract in 2010.[136] In addition, Huawei withdrew its purchase of 3Leaf systems in 2010, following a review by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS).[133]
In a 2011 open letter, Huawei stated that the security concerns are “unfounded and unproven” and called on the U.S. government to investigate any aspect of its business.[141][142] The US-based non-profit organization Asia Society carried out a review of Chinese companies trying to invest in the U.S., including Huawei. The organization found that only a few investment deals were blocked following unfavorable findings by the CFIUS or had been given a recommendation not to apply, however all large transactions had been politicized by groups including the U.S. media, members of Congress and the security community.[143][dead link] However, another article unrelated to the report published by the Asia Society reported that, "fear that the P.R.C. government could strongarm private or unaffiliated Chinese groups into giving up cyber-secrets is reflected in the U.S. government's treatment of Chinese telecom company Huawei."[144]
In October 2009, the Indian Department of Telecommunications reportedly requested national telecom operators to "self-regulate" the use of all equipment from European, U.S. and Chinese telecoms manufacturers following security concerns.[145] Earlier, in 2005, Huawei was blocked from supplying equipment to India's Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) cellular phone service provider.[146] In 2010, the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) insisted on cancelling the rest of the Huawei contract with BSNL and pressed charges against several top BSNL officers regarding their "doubtful integrity and dubious links with Chinese firms".[147][148]
In June 2010, an interim solution was introduced that would allow the import of Chinese-made telecoms equipment to India if pre-certified by international security agencies such as Canada’s Electronic Warfare Associates, US-based Infoguard, and Israel’s ALTAL Security Consulting.[149]
In October 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that Huawei had become Iran's leading provider of telecommunications equipment, including monitoring technologies that could be used for surveillance.[150] Huawei responded with a statement claiming the story misrepresented the company's involvement: "We have never been involved and do not provide any services relating to monitoring or filtering technologies and equipment anywhere in the world".[151]
In December 2011, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. is invoking Cold War-era national security powers to force telecommunication companies including AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to divulge confidential information about their networks in a hunt for Chinese cyber-spying, with Richard Falkenrath, a senior fellow in the Council on Foreign Relations Cyberconflict and Cybersecurity Initiative, saying, “This is beyond vague suspicions...Congress is now looking at this as well, and they’re doing so based on very specific material provided them in a classified setting by the National Security Agency." The action represents a concern that China and other countries may be using their growing export sectors to develop built-in spying capabilities in U.S. networks. The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence said it would investigate potential security threats posed by some foreign companies, and mentioned Huawei specifically. A spokesman for Huawei said that the company conducts its businesses according to normal business practices and actually welcomed the investigation.[152]
In 2001, it was alleged that Huawei Technologies India had developed telecommunications equipment for the Taliban in Afghanistan, and newspapers reported that the Indian government had launched a probe into the firm's operations.[153][154] Huawei responded, stating that the company did not have "any link with the Taliban", as its only customers are telecommunications carriers[155] and its facilities "always operate according to U.N. rules and the local laws of each country".[156] On 15 December 2001, the Indian authorities announced that they had not found any evidence that Huawei India had any connection to the Taliban,[157][verification needed]although speculation to the contrary has persisted in the U.S.[158]
In March 2012, Australia media sources reported that the Australian government had excluded Huawei from tendering for contracts with NBN Co, a government-owned corporation that is managing the construction of the National Broadband Network,[159] following advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation regarding security concerns.[160] The Attorney-General's Department stated in response to these reports, "The National Broadband Network is the largest nation-building project in Australian history, and will become the backbone of Australia’s information infrastructure. As such, and as a strategic and significant government investment, we have a responsibility to do our utmost to protect its integrity and that of the information carried on it."[161]
In July 2012, Felix Linder and Gregor Kopf gave a conference at Defcon to announce that they uncovered several critical vulnerabilities in Huawei routers (models AR18 and AR29).[162] The vulnerabilities could be used to get a remote access to the device. One of the disturbing points of the conference was that researchers could not warn Huawei about these vulnerabilities before the conference because it "doesn't have a security contact for reporting vulnerabilities, doesn't put out security advisories and doesn't say what bugs have been fixed in its firmware updates". As a result, the vulnerabilities have not been publicly disclosed. Huawei replied that they were investigating the claims. [163]
On October 8, 2012, a US House Intelligence Committee panel issued a report describing Huawei as a "national security threat" due to its alleged ties to various Chinese governmental agencies. The panel's report suggested that Huawei should "be barred from doing business with the US government", and additionally alleged that the telecom manufacturer had committed "potential violations" related to immigration, bribery, corruption, and copyright infringement.[164] However, a subsequent White House-ordered review found no concrete evidence to support the House report's espionage allegations[63] although the review found that relying on Huawei was risky for other reasons, such as the presence of vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit.[63] An article in Reuters wrote that, "previously unreported findings support parts of a landmark U.S. congressional report last week that warned against allowing Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE Corp to supply critical telecom infrastructure."[63]
On October 9, 2012, a spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper indicated that the Canadian government invoked a national security exception to exclude Huawei from its plans to build a secure government communications network.[165]
On October 25, 2012, a Reuters report[63] wrote that according to documents and interviews, an Iranian-based seller of Huawei (Soda Gostar Persian Vista) last year tried to sell embargoed American antenna equipment (made by American company (Andrew LLC) to an Iranian firm (MTN Irancell). Specifically, the Andrew antennas were part of a large order for Huawei telecommunications gear that MTN Irancell had placed through Soda Gostar, but the MTN Irancell says it canceled the deal with Huawei when it learnt the items were subject to sanctions and before any equipment was delivered.[63] Vic Guyang, a Huawei spokesman, acknowledged that MTN Irancell had canceled the order; Rick Aspan, a spokesman for CommScope, said the company was not aware of the aborted transaction.[63]
