New defence strategy combating Chinese threats against US critical infrastructure mulled.
The U.S. Defense Department would be mandated to develop a strategy against Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attacks under new legislation proposed by the Senate Armed Services Committee that would be part of the Annual Defense Policy Bill.
The Senate committee's proposed provision seeks to determine more effective deterrence against China's Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon operations, which have infiltrated U.S. critical infrastructure organizations, according to DefenseScoop.
Such a development comes after Katie Sutton, Trump's nominee to become the Defense Department's top cyber policy official, was grilled by lawmakers regarding cyber deterrence. Sutton affirmed her commitment to not only examining the country's cyber toolkit but also restoring deterrence.
"One of my core goals as ASD Cyber Policy will be to ensure the Department has the offensive and defensive capabilities and resources necessary to credibly deter adversaries from targeting the United States," wrote Sutton.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
