Cyber experts say calling out China may be working
Associated Press
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Updated 2:08 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2013
"By going public the administration has made a lot of progress," said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who has met with Chinese leaders on cyber issues. Standing on the stage at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference last weekend, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel became the latest U.S. official to openly accuse the Chinese government of cyber espionage — as members of Beijing's delegation sat in the audience in front of him. According to Lewis and other defense officials familiar with the issue, China's willingness to engage in talks with the U.S. about the problem — even without admitting to some of the breaches — is a step in the right direction. Cybersecurity experts say China-based instances of cyber intrusions into U.S. agencies and programs — including defense contractors and military weapons systems — have been going on since the late 1990s. A recent Pentagon report compiled by the Defense Science Board laid out what it called a partial list of 37 programs that were breached in computer-based attacks, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon, a land-based missile defense system that was recently deployed to Guam to help counter the North Korean threat. Other programs whose systems were breached include the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet and the hybrid MV-22 Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like an airplane. According to U.S. officials and cyber experts, China hackers use gaps in software or scams that target users' email systems to infiltrate government and corporate networks. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.
Associated Press
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Updated 2:08 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2013
"By going public the administration has made a lot of progress," said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who has met with Chinese leaders on cyber issues. Standing on the stage at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference last weekend, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel became the latest U.S. official to openly accuse the Chinese government of cyber espionage — as members of Beijing's delegation sat in the audience in front of him. According to Lewis and other defense officials familiar with the issue, China's willingness to engage in talks with the U.S. about the problem — even without admitting to some of the breaches — is a step in the right direction. Cybersecurity experts say China-based instances of cyber intrusions into U.S. agencies and programs — including defense contractors and military weapons systems — have been going on since the late 1990s. A recent Pentagon report compiled by the Defense Science Board laid out what it called a partial list of 37 programs that were breached in computer-based attacks, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon, a land-based missile defense system that was recently deployed to Guam to help counter the North Korean threat. Other programs whose systems were breached include the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet and the hybrid MV-22 Osprey, which can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like an airplane. According to U.S. officials and cyber experts, China hackers use gaps in software or scams that target users' email systems to infiltrate government and corporate networks. Reported by SFGate 1 hour ago.