[kictanet] Security Boost from China - Is it a hit or a miss?

Mon May 15 20:43:49 EAT 2017

Unless the state is benefiting somehow...Elections come to mind considering
the regions of focus...

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On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 8:33 AM, BRIGHT GAMELI via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Allowing the Chinese to plug into our system is giving away the country.
>
> Nothing is free. Cyber Espionage is just about to start with such power
> being given to them.
> We will get crippled later.
>
> Even if we allow them to help, I will say about 4 different vetting should
> be done on the systems before go live.
>
> ~ze3D~
>
> On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 4:45 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers
>>
>> Huawei was the subject of a US Congress Intelligence Committee probe and
>> until today are restricted from doing business in the US due what the US
>> says 'They are susceptible to interference by a foreign state player.
>>
>> Huawei has tried and gone to great lengths to deny that the Chinese
>> Government either owns them or exerts undue influence on them. Read the FT
>> article below and be a judge for yourself.
>>
>> https://www.ft.com/content/469bde20-9eaf-11e3-8663-00144feab7de
>>
>> This reminds me of Star Times, the Chinese Broadcasting entity that now
>> has a presence in 30 odd countries in Africa and in Zambia even took over
>> the National Broadcaster.
>>
>> *He who pays the piper calls the tune.*
>>
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>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 14 May 2017, at 11:32 PM, Brian Nyali via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> @Barrack,
>>
>> Assuming they deploy the infrastructure and are actively providing
>> support:
>> 1.I honestly doubt they would give complete access to their equipment.
>> 2.Will there be access to where the data is being stored temporarily/
>> permanently
>> 3.What happens in the event the agreement/contract is terminated what
>> happens to the data collected or stored?
>> 4.If we do not have complete control/ access can we be sure who does?
>> In my view it is a miss unless we have complete control of the
>> infrastructure deployed and the data collected, i could be wrong but there
>> are too many loopholes by being in the passenger's seat .
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Brian M. Nyali.
>> brian at kenic.or.ke
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> To: "Brian Nyali" <brian at kenic.or.ke>
>> Cc: "otieno barrack" <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, 14 May, 2017 21:24:36
>> Subject: [kictanet] Security Boost from China - Is it a hit or a miss?
>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I have been pondering over this generous offer from the Chinese Tech
>> Group Huawei to enhance our Security  Infrastructure in Nakuru, Kisumu
>> and Eldoret, however with recent cases of Cyber Security how safe are
>> we as a country with such offers?.
>> I have heard of cases of car tracking devices being used to facilitate
>> car jackings against unsuspecting owners, aren't we giving away too
>> much data about ourselves assuming Huawei will be providing support
>> for this Infrastructure?, have we thought of possible backdoors that
>> could give away the tonnes of data collected from the Infrastructure?
>> Before we implement the new system , it would also be good to know
>> whether the one deployed in Nairobi worked as well.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> --
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