[LINK] NBN security?

[Kim Holburn]

Since most comms equipment is probably made in China or at least parts  
of it are, this seems rather a moot point and the article has somewhat  
of a xenophobic element.  The US military have already found fake  
comms equipment in their network:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/cisco-partners-sell-fake-routers-to-us-military-339288994.htm

But you can be sure that almost all comms equipment is made outside  
Australia by people who don't necessarily have our best interests at  
heart.  In that case the same scrutiny needs to be applied to all of it.

On 2010/Oct/19, at 4:49 PM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:

> Spy fears as Chinese firm eyes NBN deal
>
> by Maris Beck, October 17, 2010
> <http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news>
>
>
> SECURITY experts are alarmed that a company with links to the Chinese
> military is bidding to supply equipment to the national broadband
> network, warning that the equipment could be used to spy or launch  
> cyber
> attacks on Australian governments and businesses.

....

> As the rate of cyber attacks on Australian interests intensifies, an
> intelligence expert at the Australian National University's  
> Strategic and
> Defence Studies Centre, Desmond Ball, said he didn't want to sound
> alarmist ''but this is the highest order risk that I would see with
> regard to network vulnerability''.
>
> Bids by Huawei ''would have to be subject to the closest scrutiny,  
> but in
> the end it would be the government's responsibility to reject such an
> involvement''.


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