The Observer published an article on December 20, 2020, about German Government backing Bill requiring 5G security pledge.
German Chancellor put in places measures for securing critical information as it concerns Information Technology vendors and denies to comment and US and Huawei allegations.
Key points:
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet has approved a bill requiring companies involved in setting up critical infrastructures to guarantee that their equipment can’t be used for malicious deeds. The Bill addresses security risks that vendors might pose if they have access to core parts of the German telecoms network.
- Companies will be required to submit a “guarantee”, detailing how their safety measures for components of critical systems to ensure they can’t be used illegal purposes. Failure to meet the standard of trustworthiness can result in a ban from operating critical systems.
- Though the United States has threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing with countries that use Huawei, the German government seeks to address serious information security matter and not target individual companies. Huawei in their defence denies US allegations of facilitating spying by China, a major trading partner of Germany.
- The German Government believes the Bill will bring uniform and enhance information security standards among technology vendors and foster healthy competition. Huawei commented German’s approach is exemplary in addressing global cybersecurity challenges and that they intend to remain transparently with regulators, customers, and industry organizations to ensure the security of mobile networks.
Reference: jamaicaobserver.com
Contributed by: Kyle Sterling from Jamaica. Kyle is a member of the CCST Discord group from the G5 Cyber Security Foundation Ltd. Learn more about CCST (Caribbean Cyber Support Team) by visiting caribbeancst.org. CCST is a collaborative group on the Discord platform for Caribbean people in IT, from beginners to experts.