Communications Security Establishment: China

Telecommunications Companies Dept: China has the means, opportunity, and motive to use telecommunications companies for malicious purposes, the report says, according to Globe and Mail. Top-secret Canadian government documents authored as recently as May 17, and obtained by The under the access-to-information law, show that the national cryptologic agency, the Communications Security Establishment, has cast a wary eye on Huawei and reflecting U.S. concern over cyber-attacks traced to China, the report also recommends that U.S. government computer systems not include any components from the two firms because that could pose an espionage risk. The reported in September that federal officials are also privately concerned about security risks to Ottawa s computer networks as the Chinese telecom equipment giant is now supplying major wireless firms here, including Bell and Telus, as well as SaskTel and Wind Mobile. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.