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China’s quiet crawl into critical networks.

Dec 5, 2025
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Blair Canavan
Blair Canavan, Director of Alliances for the PKI & PQC portfolio at Thales, dives into the urgency of post-quantum cryptography (PQC). He discusses the shift from apathy to active enterprise interest in PQC readiness. The conversation highlights the challenges of hybrid approaches versus pure PQC deployment, addressing roadblocks like cost and vendor readiness. Blair emphasizes the importance of standards and proactive planning to tackle impending quantum threats, framing quantum and AI as converging risks. A must-listen for anyone in cybersecurity!
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INSIGHT

China Targeting Deep Persistent Access

  • Chinese state-linked actors deploy BrickStorm to embed long-term access in critical networks.
  • Agencies warn the operation aims at espionage, disruption, or future sabotage.
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Zero-Day Goes From Disclosure To Exploit Fast

  • React2Shell insecure deserialization was exploited within hours of disclosure.
  • Researchers published proof-of-exploit code, increasing urgency despite available patches.
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Emergency Patches Can Break Production

  • Cloudflare's emergency WAF mitigation triggered a brief global outage.
  • The outage was an unintended side effect of accelerated protection, not an attack.
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