Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has reaffirmed its commitment to global transparency and collaboration through its Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Transparency Center in Dongguan, China. Designed to act as a platform for industry stakeholders to share their expertise and experiences, the center will facilitate greater collaboration, communication, and innovations with the goal of jointly strengthening cybersecurity across multiple industries around the world.
As the world becomes more intelligent and interconnected, Cyber Space has also become an increasingly integral part of life, business, and the economy. Today, digital technologies like cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and 5G are creating unprecedented value for society, and digital assets have continued to increase. However, the world is simultaneously becoming more and more vulnerable, with attack surfaces continuing to expand and security vulnerabilities being exploited more frequently, making cyber security assurance more important than ever.
To safeguard the development of our digital economy, we must continuously improve cybersecurity standards and technologies. This process entails both challenges and opportunities however, as it requires building trust and making critical infrastructure more secure and resilient. In addition, enterprises need to be guided through the digital transformation process and measures to control risks must be implemented, compliance ensured, and networks and data protected. At its core, cybersecurity and privacy protection are predominantly about dealing with the daily details of good and secure practices with a global standard.
Over the past 30-plus years, Huawei has worked with carriers to build over 1,500 networks and has helped millions of enterprises go digital. During this time, Huawei has connected over three billion people around the world and maintained a solid track record in security throughout. As digital transformation continues to pick up speed, Huawei is acutely aware that cybersecurity and privacy protection will soon become key to business success in the future and sustainable digital era.
Mr. Surachai Chatchalermpun, Country Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer of Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd., explained further: "Common cybersecurity threats include ransomware, DDoS attacks, malicious apps, phishing, vulnerability exploitations, cloud security vulnerabilities, and even IoT attacks. The cyber security and transparency center aims to protect against these cyber threats while eliminating security doubts and enhancing global trust in Huawei. At Huawei, we believe that cybersecurity is both a common challenge and a shared responsibility for all stakeholders. By building these centers for transparency and accountability, investing in research and development, and creating collaborative global platforms and partnerships, we aim to engage with customers, suppliers, and organizations from both private and public organizations to jointly strengthen cybersecurity around the world."
The cybersecurity and transparency center in Dongguan includes an exhibition hall and a customer communication and verification area, allowing users to bring their own tools from the company to test the security of Huawei's products before making a purchase. The center also houses Huawei's own 'Independent Cybersecurity Lab', consisting of 200-300 'white hackers', otherwise known as ethical hackers, to test the security of the company's products before they are forwarded to product lines. In addition, an onsite R&D center named 'Ox Horn' village, consisting of 12 miniature towns which was inspired by European architecture, lies situated along the south shore of Songshan Lake and supports 25,000 employees. In total, Huawei has more than 3,800 cybersecurity employees working full time at the Dongguan cybersecurity and transparency center.
As a global leader in providing ICT infrastructure, solutions, and technologies, Huawei brings its considerable expertise directly from China when collaborating with its global partners. In Thailand, Huawei partnered with Thailand's National Cyber Security Agency to host a series of cybersecurity competitions aimed at upskilling digital talent and reducing shortages in Thailand's digital workforce. As a result of the program, 10,000 local cybersecurity talents have entered the Thai workforce since August 2022, bolstering Thailand's digital talent pool and establishing the country as a potential future digital hub for the region. Huawei also works closely with Thai regulators to ensure that every Huawei product imported into Thailand complies with the country's Thailand's Cybercrime Act amendment and Cybersecurity Act and Personal Data Protection Act and other related laws.
Cybersecurity and privacy protection are a common challenge, one that all stakeholders - including governments, industry and standards organizations, enterprises, technology suppliers, and consumers - have a shared responsibility to confront. By adhering to its cybersecurity values of integrity, trustworthiness, capability, accountability, openness, and transparency, Huawei welcomes more communication and collaboration with key stakeholders to jointly improve its cybersecurity capabilities and address current and ongoing cybersecurity and privacy challenges.
Huawei is fully committed to promoting and developing global standards, conducting joint innovations, and sharing knowledge and best practices with the aim of improving cybersecurity and protecting personal privacy so that everyone can enjoy the benefits of modern technological advances in line with Huawei's mission to bring digital to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.