Huawei joins Cloud Security Alliance

By eGov Innovation Editors | Jan 15, 2012

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Huawei has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) as a corporate member to help promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing.

"Through our work with the largest global telecommunications operators, Huawei has developed extensive experience on security of information and control and we look forward to working with the Cloud Security Alliance to share that expertise to the betterment of the cloud computing industry", said John Suffolk Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Huawei.

CSA, which is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders, welcomed Huwaei in the industry group.

Jim Reavis, co-founder and Executive Director of the CSA, said as a trusted partner to most of the world's top network operators, Huawei would be able to contribute its expertise and contributions to its ongoing research and education initiatives that continue to improve the security of cloud computing.

"As a trusted partner to most of the world's top network operators, we welcome their expertise and contributions to our ongoing research and education initiatives that continue to improve the security of cloud computing," Reavis said.

As part of its commitment to cyber security, Huawei has established the Cyber Security Evaluation Center in the UK to allow for independent verification and certification of its products. This center allows for complete evaluation of Huawei products' security and encompasses source code review, hardware design review and inspection of the complete supply chain.