New Security Worries About Chinas Huawei

The Wall Street Journal) U.S. allies from Australia to Japan to the European Union raised new security questions about Huawei Technologies Co. on Friday putting fresh pressure on the Chinese telecommunications giant. The head of Australias top military cyber defense agency Mike Burgess said Chinese companies were blocked from the rollout of 5G mobile-phone capabilities in August because the new technology would underpin not only communications but also critical infrastructure that could be brought down in a cyberattack. That makes the technology more strategically important than previous innovations he said. If the 5G network of the future isnt there theres a good chance electricity supply might be interrupted water supply might be interrupted the financial sector or elements of it might be impacted" said Mr. Burgess the head of the Australian Signals Directorate in a rare television interview. Thats why it was important to get security right at the start. It was a foundational issue."