The Chinese telecom company is facing fears of both equipment vulnerabilities and national security threats as it seeks to expand its business to Australia, the UK, India and the U.S.
Although Canada has spent 15 years and nearly $1 billion on cyber security efforts, officials are unsure if the country's efforts are enough to stop a modern, robust cyber attack.
By 2020 the world is expected to generate 50 times the amount of information and 75 times the number of "information containers" while IT staff to manage it will grow less than 1.5 times.