UK cyber boss downplays threat of Five Eyes security rift over Huawei
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 24, 2019 / 3:45 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
UK cyber boss downplays threat of Five Eyes security rift over Huawei
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of Britains cyber center said governments in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance had not always been aligned over Huawei, downplaying any threat of a rift as the UK prepares to give the Chinese company access to 5G networks.
A security source has told Reuters that Britain will allow Huawei access to non-core parts of the 5G network, but block it from all core parts of the system. The United States had told allies not to use Huaweis technology because of fears it could be a vehicle for Chinese spy operations.
Its objectively the case that in the past decade there have been different approaches across the Five Eyes and across the allied wider Western alliance towards Huawei and towards other issues as well, Ciaran Martin, the head of GCHQs National Cyber Security Center, told BBC radio.
He declined to confirm or deny the reports regarding Huawei, but said the government would make a decision soon.
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