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This is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
Hey there, I'm Ting, and let's dive right into the latest on Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege. This week has been a whirlwind of sophisticated Chinese cyber operations targeting US infrastructure.
Just a few days ago, on December 11, 2024, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed the 'Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.' This legislation, spearheaded by Representative Laurel Lee and Chairman Mark E. Green, aims to bolster our defenses against Chinese state-sponsored cyber threats. The bill establishes an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address these threats[1][4].
But what exactly are we dealing with? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using various attack methodologies, including botnet attacks. The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cyber National Mission Force recently issued a joint advisory about China-linked cyber actors compromising thousands of small or home office routers, firewalls, network-attached storage, and other internet devices to create a botnet for malicious activity. This group, known as Integrity Technology Group, used the botnet to conceal their identities while deploying denial of service attacks or attacking targeted US networks. By June, their botnet consisted of more than 260,000 devices globally[3].
The threat actors, known as 'Volt Typhoon' and 'Flax Typhoon,' have been particularly active. 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in US networks for far too long, while 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's commitment to infiltrating critical infrastructure. These intrusions create dangerous opportunities for espionage and could serve as open doors for the CCP to manipulate or thwart crucial services Americans rely on[4].
So, what are we doing about it? The new legislation requires the task force to provide a classified report and briefing to Congress annually for five years on their findings, conclusions, and recommendations relating to malicious CCP cyber activity. This is a crucial step towards a focused, coordinated, and whole-of-government response to Beijing's cyber threats[1][4].
In the words of Chairman Green, "The threat actor 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in our networks for far too long. The discovery of the new actor 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's unabashed commitment to infiltrating our critical infrastructure." It's clear that now is the time to address the threat China poses in cyberspace.
Stay vigilant, folks. The cyber battlefield is heating up, and we need to stay one step ahead of these sophisticated threats. That's all for now. Keep your systems secure and your wits about you. This is Ting, signing off.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
Hey there, I'm Ting, and let's dive right into the latest on Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege. This week has been a whirlwind of sophisticated Chinese cyber operations targeting US infrastructure.
Just a few days ago, on December 11, 2024, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed the 'Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.' This legislation, spearheaded by Representative Laurel Lee and Chairman Mark E. Green, aims to bolster our defenses against Chinese state-sponsored cyber threats. The bill establishes an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address these threats[1][4].
But what exactly are we dealing with? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using various attack methodologies, including botnet attacks. The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cyber National Mission Force recently issued a joint advisory about China-linked cyber actors compromising thousands of small or home office routers, firewalls, network-attached storage, and other internet devices to create a botnet for malicious activity. This group, known as Integrity Technology Group, used the botnet to conceal their identities while deploying denial of service attacks or attacking targeted US networks. By June, their botnet consisted of more than 260,000 devices globally[3].
The threat actors, known as 'Volt Typhoon' and 'Flax Typhoon,' have been particularly active. 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in US networks for far too long, while 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's commitment to infiltrating critical infrastructure. These intrusions create dangerous opportunities for espionage and could serve as open doors for the CCP to manipulate or thwart crucial services Americans rely on[4].
So, what are we doing about it? The new legislation requires the task force to provide a classified report and briefing to Congress annually for five years on their findings, conclusions, and recommendations relating to malicious CCP cyber activity. This is a crucial step towards a focused, coordinated, and whole-of-government response to Beijing's cyber threats[1][4].
In the words of Chairman Green, "The threat actor 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in our networks for far too long. The discovery of the new actor 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's unabashed commitment to infiltrating our critical infrastructure." It's clear that now is the time to address the threat China poses in cyberspace.
Stay vigilant, folks. The cyber battlefield is heating up, and we need to stay one step ahead of these sophisticated threats. That's all for now. Keep your systems secure and your wits about you. This is Ting, signing off.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
Hey there, I'm Ting, and let's dive right into the latest on Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege. This week has been a whirlwind of sophisticated Chinese cyber operations targeting US infrastructure.
Just a few days ago, on December 11, 2024, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed the 'Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.' This legislation, spearheaded by Representative Laurel Lee and Chairman Mark E. Green, aims to bolster our defenses against Chinese state-sponsored cyber threats. The bill establishes an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address these threats[1][4].
But what exactly are we dealing with? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using various attack methodologies, including botnet attacks. The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cyber National Mission Force recently issued a joint advisory about China-linked cyber actors compromising thousands of small or home office routers, firewalls, network-attached storage, and other internet devices to create a botnet for malicious activity. This group, known as Integrity Technology Group, used the botnet to conceal their identities while deploying denial of service attacks or attacking targeted US networks. By June, their botnet consisted of more than 260,000 devices globally[3].
The threat actors, known as 'Volt Typhoon' and 'Flax Typhoon,' have been particularly active. 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in US networks for far too long, while 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's commitment to infiltrating critical infrastructure. These intrusions create dangerous opportunities for espionage and could serve as open doors for the CCP to manipulate or thwart crucial services Americans rely on[4].
So, what are we doing about it? The new legislation requires the task force to provide a classified report and briefing to Congress annually for five years on their findings, conclusions, and recommendations relating to malicious CCP cyber activity. This is a crucial step towards a focused, coordinated, and whole-of-government response to Beijing's cyber threats[1][4].
In the words of Chairman Green, "The threat actor 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in our networks for far too long. The discovery of the new actor 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's unabashed commitment to infiltrating our critical infrastructure." It's clear that now is the time to address the threat China poses in cyberspace.
Stay vigilant, folks. The cyber battlefield is heating up, and we need to stay one step ahead of these sophisticated threats. That's all for now. Keep your systems secure and your wits about you. This is Ting, signing off.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
Hey there, I'm Ting, and let's dive right into the latest on Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege. This week has been a whirlwind of sophisticated Chinese cyber operations targeting US infrastructure.
Just a few days ago, on December 11, 2024, the US House of Representatives unanimously passed the 'Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act.' This legislation, spearheaded by Representative Laurel Lee and Chairman Mark E. Green, aims to bolster our defenses against Chinese state-sponsored cyber threats. The bill establishes an interagency task force led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to address these threats[1][4].
But what exactly are we dealing with? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been using various attack methodologies, including botnet attacks. The FBI, National Security Agency, and Cyber National Mission Force recently issued a joint advisory about China-linked cyber actors compromising thousands of small or home office routers, firewalls, network-attached storage, and other internet devices to create a botnet for malicious activity. This group, known as Integrity Technology Group, used the botnet to conceal their identities while deploying denial of service attacks or attacking targeted US networks. By June, their botnet consisted of more than 260,000 devices globally[3].
The threat actors, known as 'Volt Typhoon' and 'Flax Typhoon,' have been particularly active. 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in US networks for far too long, while 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's commitment to infiltrating critical infrastructure. These intrusions create dangerous opportunities for espionage and could serve as open doors for the CCP to manipulate or thwart crucial services Americans rely on[4].
So, what are we doing about it? The new legislation requires the task force to provide a classified report and briefing to Congress annually for five years on their findings, conclusions, and recommendations relating to malicious CCP cyber activity. This is a crucial step towards a focused, coordinated, and whole-of-government response to Beijing's cyber threats[1][4].
In the words of Chairman Green, "The threat actor 'Volt Typhoon' remained undetected and undeterred in our networks for far too long. The discovery of the new actor 'Flax Typhoon' further demonstrates the CCP's unabashed commitment to infiltrating our critical infrastructure." It's clear that now is the time to address the threat China poses in cyberspace.
Stay vigilant, folks. The cyber battlefield is heating up, and we need to stay one step ahead of these sophisticated threats. That's all for now. Keep your systems secure and your wits about you. This is Ting, signing off.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta