DefenceTalkWashington will push Beijing to crack down on cyber-spying and halt the theft of corporate data when the two powers meet next week for high-level talks, a US diplomat told AFP Wednesday. Concerns about widespread Internet hacking as well as regional maritime tensions will be among a slew of issues on the table during two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-push-china-on-hacking-at-high-level-talks-60021/

DefenceTalkTaiwan tech giant Hon Hai said Wednesday it has pulled out of a deal to buy 4G equipment from Huawei after the government warned that the Chinese company posed a national security threat. Taiwan raised those concerns in March after Hon Hai announced the $178 million deal, saying telecom equipment purchased from Huawei could be […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwans-hon-hai-pulls-out-of-huawei-deal-over-security-threat-60023/

DefenceTalkA shadowy hacking group believed to be affiliated with the Chinese military has spent years infiltrating the American aerospace industry and US trading partners in the space industry, a US cybersecurity company said Monday. Officials from CrowdStrike accused the Shanghai-based unit 61486 of the People’s Liberation Army 12th bureau of attacking American and other western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-linked-to-seven-years-of-hacking-us-aerospace-industry-59849/

DefenceTalkA Chinese military unit has run a hacking campaign that includes sending bogus email in a bid to intercept Western satellite communications and aerospace secrets, a US security firm said. The report by the California-based firm Crowdstrike points to broader hacking by China weeks after the United States for the first time filed charges against […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-military-hackers-target-space-industry-study-59847/

DefenceTalkChinese President Xi Jinping has called for his country to become a “cyber power,” state media reported Thursday after he chaired a meeting of a special group focused on Internet security. “Efforts should be made to build our country into a cyber power,” he said, according to Xinhua, which cited a statement it said was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/xi-wants-china-to-be-cyber-power-58886/

DefenceTalkThe US administration on Wednesday launched a cybersecurity plan which aims to use voluntary collaboration from the private sector to protect critical infrastructure from computer hackers. The initiative stems from an executive order issued last year by President Barack Obama after repeated failures in Congress of a cybersecurity law. The so-called cybersecurity framework allows the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-launches-voluntary-cybersecurity-plan-50699/

DefenceTalkCyber warfare tools, guided munitions, and mass production of 3D-printed, automated drones are future military technologies that the US will be focusing on in the near future, according to a report from national security think-tank, according to the Center for a New American Security, the CBS reports. The US is preparing for war in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-prepares-for-cyber-warfare-with-mass-production-of-3d-printed-drones-50249/

DefenceTalkHackers attacked Israeli computers including one used by the defence ministry department dealing with civilians in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli data protection expert said on Monday. “At the beginning of this month a number of mails were sent to a number of companies in Israel, including security organizations,” Aviv Raff, chief technology officer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-defense-computer-hit-in-cyber-attack-data-expert-50182/

DefenceTalkThe network is under attack! Cyber attacks are a daily reality and are growing in sophistication and complexity. How does the Army keep pace with this evolving threat and defend its network? Fifteen Soldiers made history when they were awarded the newest Army military occupational specialty, 25D, cyber network defender, during a graduation ceremony Nov. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyberspace-security-army-military-occupational-specialty-49881/

DefenceTalkTop US officials expressed concern Tuesday at reports that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is set to build a new broadband network in South Korea that Washington sees as a possible spying risk. Huawei, barred from projects in the United States and Australia over national security concerns, was reportedly selected as a subcontractor for LGU+, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-concerned-over-deal-by-chinas-huawei-in-south-korea-49809/