Un grupo de las principales agencias de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos advirti\u00f3 el lunes en un informe que la influencia de las naciones adversarias en los est\u00e1ndares 5G es una gran amenaza para asegurar las redes de comunicaciones avanzadas del futuro. Los organismos que establecen est\u00e1ndares para la tecnolog\u00eda 5G son vulnerables a la “influencia indebida” de las naciones adversarias que quieren impulsar las tecnolog\u00edas patentadas y limitar la interoperabilidad futura con otras tecnolog\u00edas, dijo el informe de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional, la Agencia de Seguridad de Infraestructura y Ciberseguridad del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y la Oficina del Director de Inteligencia Nacional.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2014 A group of top U.S. national security agencies warned Monday in a report that adversarial nations\u2019 influence on 5G standards is a major threat to securing\u00a0advanced communications networks<\/a>\u00a0of the future.<\/p>\n Standard-setting bodies for 5G technology are vulnerable to \u201cundue influence\u201d from adversarial nations that want to boost proprietary technologies and limit future interoperability with other technologies, said the report by the National Security Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The report did not name China, but the primary technology competitor for the U.S. has flooded international standards oversight bodies with recommendations,\u00a0according\u00a0<\/a>to\u00a0news\u00a0<\/a>reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Pentagon is spending\u00a0hundreds of millions\u00a0<\/a>of dollars at military bases across the country on\u00a05G experiments<\/a>, such as smart warehouses and advanced radars. The more powerful and faster networks will be able to handle far more connected devices.<\/p>\n Standards-setting bodies, such as Internet Engineering Task Force and the International Telecommunication Union, set technical standards and security controls that would impact the design and architecture of emerging technologies, including autonomous vehicles and edge computing, technologies that the military needs for future wars.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven the impact that these decisions have on implementing and adopting 5G technologies, it is critical that international standards and policies are open, transparent, and consensus driven,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n The report outlined an array of other threats to fifth-generation communications networks, including the\u00a0supply chain<\/a>\u00a0risks for 5G equipment and insecure network architectures, as 5G networks start to become operational.<\/p>\n \u201cThese developments also introduce significant risks that threaten national security, economic security, and impact other national and global interests. Given these threats, 5G networks will be an attractive target for criminals and foreign adversaries to exploit for valuable information and intelligence,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n The report also said that nation-states could try to quickly adopt emerging technology to become dominant in 5G, potentially forcing U.S. companies to use untrusted suppliers in their networks.<\/p>\n The report added, \u201cUndue influence from nation-states in sector specific or emerging technology standards, can negatively affect the competitive balance within the 5G market, potentially limiting the availability of trusted suppliers and leading to a situation where untrusted suppliers are the only options.\u201d<\/p>\n China tries to shape standards in its favor by submitting mass amounts of proposed technical standards to governing bodies, getting many adopted,\u00a0according to Nikkei<\/a>, a Japan-based financial news organization. The U.S. government has grave concerns about the products made by Huawei, a Chinese-based telecom company and a worldwide leader in 5G equipment, because of its ties to the Chinese government. The federal government has banned U.S. companies from doing business with Huawei.<\/p>\n The U.S. is particularly concerned about Huawei-supplied hardware, and the report cited untrusted components as a specific 5G supply chain risk. These components could contain malicious code or backdoors that a hostile actor could\u00a0access U.S. or allied networks and steal data<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFlaws or malware inserted early in the development phases are more difficult to detect and could lead to the developer marking the component as legitimate through digital signatures or other approvals,\u201d the report stated. \u201cThese vulnerabilities could then later be exploited by malicious actors.\u201d<\/p>\n