Sen. Warner hits on Huawei at opening of CISA cybersecurity summit's day two

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) today issued a harsh rebuke of Huawei as an immediate threat to national networks and build-out of a global 5G system, describing the technological challenge as “unprecedented” in terms of lacking a U.S.-based solution.

U.S. allies and other countries are asking “show me the back door” in terms of how Huawei components and equipment can be compromised, Warner said, as those nations' leaders push back against U.S. claims about the threat. But Warner,...