Trudeau Pledges More Action on Cybersecurity Following Decision to Ban Huawei From 5G

A technician stands at the entrance to a Huawei 5G data server center at the Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital in Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province on Sept. 26, 2021.The Canadian Press/AP-Ng Han Guan

A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE from helping build Canada’s 5G networks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more must be done to secure critical systems against threats.

Trudeau says the government is working closely with big financial institutions as well as other companies across the country to protect vital networks from malicious attackers.