According to this year's edition of the The Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, the major cyberthreats for the US and its allies come from China and Russia. The report …
How the Pentagon’s fear of risk is stifling innovation
A “go slow” approach and an emphasis on accountability in tech acquisitions and beyond is well-intentioned and important, but it has the unintended consequence, according to some leaders in the …
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Fractures opening across democratic Northeast Asia defense front
While some might assume that coordination over the issues of China and North Korea would bring Japan and South Korea together, longstanding disagreements are threatening the country’s bilateral and …
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Huawei denies allegations contained in US Department of Justice indictments
The U.S. has indicted Huawei and the company's CFO Meng Wanzhou, a pair of unsealed documents shows. One of the indictments charges Huawai with conspiracy to steal intellectual property belonging to …
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Malaysia cancels major BRI project, highlighting complaints about Chinese “dept-trap diplomacy”
Malaysia has cancelled a contact with major Chinese contractor CCCC for the building of a 688km rail project, citing an unaffordable interest rate. Some, including the country’s Prime Minister had …
‘Nearly all’ American networks will be susceptible to cyberattacks
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released a new four-year strategy for the American intelligence community. The main topic of the road-map is cybersecurity, while the document …
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Cyberattacks fueled by geopolitical tension are increasing
A new report by Carbon Black indicates that geopolitical tensions between democratic western countries and authoritarian states such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, lie at the root of an …
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The future of China’s AI industry is in the hands of just three companies
How is A.I. developing differently in the U.S. and in China? One aspect is the investment landscape. In a new MIT Technology Review article, the massive concentration of Chinese A.I. development in …
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Despite policy changes, China’s birth rate falls to lowest in 70 years
Although the one-child policy has been gone for several years and subsequent policies are working to encourage couples to have more children, China’s birthrate continues to drop, sparking bleak …
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Malware can now evade cloud security tools, as cybercriminals target public cloud users
Rocke Group, a cybercrime group believed to be operating from China, has developed cryptocurrency mining software that can uninstall cloud-based security solutions from targeted systems as a way of …