Supply chain security is a vital component of American national security. United State officials have continued to warn that 5G infrastructure equipment built by Huawei could be subverted by China to conduct espionage. There has been an intense investigation on Huawei, ranging from their software development processes to allegations of back doors. While it may be debated if Huawei is a pawn in a trade war or national security risks, it reinforces the importance of knowing one’s ecosystem. This article summarizes a panel discussion at the RSA2020 cybersecurity conference in San Francisco, titled "How to Reduce Supply Chain Risk: Lessons from Efforts to Block Huawei" was moderated by Craig Spiezle, founder of Agelight Advisory and Research Group, with panelists Katie Arrington, cyber information security officer of acquisitions for the U.S. Department of Defense; Donald Andy Purdy, chief security officer of Huawei Technologies USA; Bruce Schneier, security researcher and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School; and Kathryn Waldron, a fellow at R Street Institute. This session uses Huawei as a case study for best practices to assess risk and provide transparency to all stakeholders.
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