Click Here 149. Mic Drop: China seeks a Great Leap Forward in cyber
Jul 19, 2024
Former MI6 director Nigel Inkster discusses China's aggressive cyber operations, drawing parallels with Russian tactics. The podcast explores China's cyber capabilities, data collection practices, election meddling, and disinformation campaigns, shedding light on their goal of becoming a cyber superpower.
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China's Cyber Volume Dominates
- China leads globally in the volume and breadth of cyber attacks by state hackers.
- Their cyber activities exceed those of other major powers in scope and intensity.
China's Cyber Goals Are Ideological
- China's cyber goal is ideological influence rather than chaos or theft.
- They want global deference to China's ideology and to prevent external criticism.
China's Cyber Tech Ambitions
- China aims to surpass the West as a leader in advanced technology via cyberspace.
- They focus heavily on AI and training new generations of data scientists for this purpose.