China’s cyberwarfare skills a threat to US
China’s cyber warfare capabilities would pose a danger to US military forces in the event of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report by a US congressional advisory panel released yesterday.
The report by defense contractor Northrop Grumman for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has placed great emphasis on what is known as “information confrontation.”
“Chinese capabilities in computer network operations have advanced sufficiently to pose genuine risk to US military operations in the event of a conflict,” the report said.
The 135-page report outlined a possible scenario in the event of a US defense of self-governing Taiwan — which Beijing considers to be a part of its territory awaiting reunification — from Chinese military attack.
The 135-page report outlined a possible scenario in the event of a US defense of self-governing Taiwan — which Beijing considers to be a part of its territory awaiting reunification — from Chinese military attack.
This has the potential to cause the “catastrophic failure of systems and networks supporting critical infrastructure for national security or public safety,” it said.
Um yeah, we don’t want to start having words with China!
Source gmanetwork.com