Huawei advocates for industry-wide capability building, knowledge sharing, and tighter coalitions
\nHuawei opened its largest Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan, China today, with representatives from GSMA, SUSE, the British Standards Institution, and regulators from the UAE and Indonesia speaking at the opening ceremony.
\nAlong with the opening of the new center, Huawei also released its Product Security Baseline, marking the first time the company has madeits product security baseline framework and management practices available to the industry as a whole. These actions are part of the company\u2019s broader efforts to engage with customers, suppliers, standards organizations, and other stakeholders to jointly strengthen cyber security across the industry.
\n\u201cCyber security is more important than ever,\u201d said Ken Hu, Huawei\u2019s Rotating Chairman, at the opening of the Dongguan center. \u201cAs an industry, we need to work together, share best practices, and build our collective capabilities in governance, standards, technology, and verification. We need to give both the general public and regulatorsa reason to trust in the security of the products and services they use on a daily basis. Together, we can strike the right balance between security and development in an increasingly digital world.\u201d
\nOver the past few years, industry digitalization andnew technologies like 5G and AI have made cyberspace more complex than ever,compounded by the fact that people have been spending a greater portion of their lives online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These trends have led to a rise in new cyber security risks.
\nDuring the opening, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, UAE, delivered a keynote on the importance of cyber cooperation for a resilient and vibrant digital future. \u201cA public-private partnership will be critical to build collaboration among private, public and government entities so as to establish a globally trusted digital oasis in the UAE,\u201d he said.
\nHuawei opened the new Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan to address these issues, providing a platform for industry stakeholders to share expertise in cyber governance and work on technical solutions together. The center is designed to demonstrate solutions and share experience, facilitate communication and joint innovation, and support security testing and verification. It will be open to regulators, independent third-party testing organizations, and standards organizations, as well as Huawei customers, partners, and suppliers.
\nTo further a unified approach to cyber security in the telecoms industry,organizations like GSMA and 3GPP have also been working with industry stakeholders to promote NESAS Security Assurance Specifications and independent certifications. These baselines have seen wide acceptance in the industry, and will play an important role in the development and verification of secure networks.
\nMats Granryd, Director General of GSMA, spoke at the opening of Huawei\u2019s new center. \u201cThe delivery of existing and new services in the 5G era will rely heavily on the connectivity provided by mobile networks and will fundamentally depend on the underlying technology being secure and trusted,\u201d he said. \u201cInitiatives such as the GSMA 5G Cybersecurity Knowledge Base, designed to help stakeholders understand and mitigate network risks, and NESAS, an industry-wide security assurance framework, are designed to facilitate improvements in network equipment security levels across the sector.\u201d
\nAt the event, Huawei also released its Product Security Baseline, the culmination of over a decade of experience in product securitymanagement, incorporating a broad range ofexternal regulations, technical standards, and regulatory requirements. The Baseline, together with Huawei\u2019s other governance mechanisms, helpsensure the quality, security, and trustworthiness of the company\u2019s products. Over the years, Huawei has built over 1,500 networks that connect more than three billion people across 170 countries and regions. None of these networks have ever experienced a major security incident.
\n\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve shared our security baseline framework with the entire industry, not just core suppliers,\u201d said Sean Yang, Director of Huawei\u2019s Global Cyber Security and Privacy Protection Office. \u201cWe want to invite all stakeholders, including customers, regulators, standards organizations, technology providers, and testing organizations, to join us in discussing and workingon cyber security baselines. Together, we can continuously improve product security across the industry.\u201d
\nAt present, the industry still lacks a standards-based, coordinated approach, especially when it comes to governance, technical capabilities, certification, and collaboration.
\n\u201cCybersecurity risk is a shared responsibility,\u201d concluded Ken Hu in his opening remarks.\u201dGovernments, standards organizations, and technology providers need to work closer together to develop a unified understanding of cyber security challenges. This must be an international effort. We need to set shared goals, align responsibilities, and work together to build a trustworthy digital environment that meets the challenges of today and tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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