Comments on: Huawei and Cisco’s Source Code: Correcting the Record

By: Phil C

Phil C — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:48:46 +0000

I was speaking off topic in regards to other issues that are related. I will admit I strayed from the STRCMP topic.

China is not our friend.

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By: John Gaffney

John Gaffney — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:45:37 +0000

Well, I’m guessing they’re sorry the brought *that* up!

Thanks for setting the record straight.

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By: WatchGuard Security Week in Review: Episode 37 – Cyber Espionage | WatchGuard Security Center

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:07:23 +0000

[...] Cisco “corrects the record” on IP theft suit - Cisco Blog [...]

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By: Richard Steenbergen

Richard Steenbergen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:42:29 +0000

STRCMP as in the generic string comparison routines that are available in every C library since the beginning of time? What an incredibly odd and completely irrelevant thing to steal, and to complain about being stolen.

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By: Blog Wars - Cisco and Huawei Duke It Out | Lame Journal

Blog Wars - Cisco and Huawei Duke It Out | Lame Journal — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:29:23 +0000

[...] said “put up or shut up.” Evidently, Huawei did not do so, which led to Mark Chandler posting again yesterday to set the record straight. In my blog, I let Huawei and Mr. Ding know that Cisco would waive any confidentiality provisions [...]

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By: China Blames Cisco for Huawei’s US Woes » Cyber Crimes Unit | Cyber Crimes Unit

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:08:45 +0000

[...] In two recent blog posts, Cisco’s general counsel Mark Chandler has called on Huawei to release the full report of its use of Cisco’s source code in routing equipment. “We urge Huawei to publish the full Neutral Expert’s Final Report in order to clarify what actually happened in the litigation, overcome any confusion and demonstrate their purported transparent business practices and respect for intellectual property rights. In the meantime, we will continue to be diligent in protecting our intellectual property,” Chandler wrote. [...]

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By: Svein Inge Karevik

Svein Inge Karevik — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:39:02 +0000

Thanks for that clarification. This is exactly the same that I had heard, but I did not have the deatails to make the argument. There is no doubt in my mind that Huawei outright “inserted” portions of Cisco code to use it in their own product. With the importance of Intellectual Property becoming increasingly important, I believe we should challenge any such misappropriations with all possible means.

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By: Phil C

Phil C — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:51:43 +0000

I do not and never will trust huawei or affiliated products routing or swtiching platforms that contain huawei components such as ASICs, CPUs, Memory Modules, ect

The company has too close of a relationship with the PLA for comfort and I would not want to put my self or my customers at risk of espionage or intrusion.

US based companies such as cisco and several others continue to outsource manufacturing of devices to china which is basically handing over our network infrastructure on a silver platter and paying them for it. This is hurting ME the customer and my customers as there is really no alternative since 90 percent of all electronics manufacturing is done in china… I am deeply concerned about this and it will only get worse when tentions escalate or governments do what they do best which is start conflicts. I can see the day when a trade embargo hits and we find out selves with no network products or systems in the US which would effectively cripple our businesses and our country.

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