International officials from 30 countries published a set of non-binding proposals for the security of new 5G networks on Friday. The group did not target specific countries or suggest banning particular companies. It recommended considering the governance and whether the rule of law applies in a supplier’s home. The two-day Prague 5G Security Conference brought together cybersecurity officials from the U.S. and Canada, as well as EU, Asia-Pacific and NATO countries. China and Russia were not present. (Washington Post)

Talking point: Huawei may not have been named in the document, but it seems designed to address U.S. concerns about the Chinese telecom equipment vendor. Huawei’s security practices have been under intense scrutiny recently from multiple countries, with fears of the Chinese government employing so-called “backdoors” into its equipment. Last week, Vodafone, Europe’s biggest phone company, said it identified router and network vulnerabilities in Huawei software that could have given the company unauthorized access to a network providing internet service to millions of homes and businesses in Italy. John Suffolk, Huawei’s global cybersecurity and privacy officer, said he welcomed the approach laid out in the new proposal.