CISA's Kolasky: Funding equipment testing a suitable role for government

A high-ranking DHS official is suggesting the government pay to facilitate testing of equipment for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which would align with an evidence-based approach promoted amid scrutiny of Chinese telecom suppliers, but that has also raised cost and other concerns among “5G” equipment providers like Nokia.

“To the degree that we can use government money, that's a good use of the government, to start to fund the capability to test things and set up processes to do that,” said Bob...