“The PRC’s goal is developing capabilities to disrupt critical infrastructure in the event of a future conflict,” NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce told Breaking Defense in a statement.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“It’s part of a larger diplomatic strategy,” cyber policy expert James Lewis said of the US attribution to China for Microsoft Exchange hacks earlier this year.
By Brad D. WilliamsSolarWinds threat actor reportedly accessed DHS emails and DoE schedules. Cyberespionage campaigns are “the types of things we should expect [Russia] to do,” one cybersecurity expert observed. “I’m not arguing we shouldn’t have a response. We should respond. …My only argument is that we should not overact.”
By Brad D. Williams