The Security Assessment Panel within the High Council for Cyberspace Security has deemed the use of equipment from countries outside the EU, NATO or OECD a “high risk” to the security of 5G networks and services.
According to the definition published on the website of the National Security Administration, the organization warns of “a high risk to the security of national networks and services as a result of the introduction and use of 5G technology, the use of equipment and services that come from a supplier or provider that meets one or more criteria.
First, it is that “the legal system of the country in which it is located or with which it is in any other way associated, allows the government to exercise control, interference or pressure on its activities carried out in third countries.”
The second criterion is that the supplier “is resident in, or otherwise appropriately associated with, a country that is not a member state of the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the Economic Cooperation Organization. and Development (OECD).
The organization also warns of countries that do not have “legislation or diplomatic agreements with Portugal or the EU regarding data protection, cybersecurity or intellectual property protection.”
“High-risk”, in his opinion, are also countries recognized by Portugal, the EU or NATO (NATO) as responsible “for actions hostile to the national security and defense of Portugal or its allies, namely acts of espionage or sabotage”.
Finally, he warned countries that “repeatedly engage in actions that are contrary to international law and in particular the Charter of the United Nations and related decisions aimed at encouraging responsible behavior in an open, safe and secure cyberspace” that have a “lack of transparency”. in its corporate governance” and whose production and supply chains depend on one of these countries.
The company has carried out a security assessment in accordance with article 62, paragraph 3, of the Law on Electronic Communications, approved by Law No. 16/2022 of August 16, on the use of equipment in public electronic communications of the 5th generation of telecommunications (5G) in Portugal, which led to these conclusions.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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