ZTE has launched its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China. The company plans to launch its cybersecurity labs in Italy and Belgium respectively as well in the near future.
ZTE said it is committed to providing customers with end-to-end security products and services, and integrating security considerations and controls into every aspect of the product's life cycle. The establishment of the cybersecurity lab this time represents a milestone for ZTE to increase transparency and enhance trust with all third parties.
The cybersecurity lab aims to provide global customers, regulators and other stakeholders with security assessment and audit services, such as source code review on ZTE products including 4G and 5G, security design audit, procedural document review, black box testing and penetration testing. Furthermore, the cybersecurity lab, functioning as an industry cooperation and research platform, will also facilitate in-depth researches and explorations in the security field.
Zhong Hong, Chief security Officer, ZTE
ZTE plans to gradually achieve the cybersecurity goals through three steps: first, meeting the requirements of cybersecurity laws, regulations and industry standards as well as certification schemes; second, conducting an open dialogue to enhance transparency and establishing cooperation with customers as well as regulatory agencies; and third, sustaining the open cooperation mechanism to contribute to cybersecurity standardization.
