Lessons from Chinese spies
The extent of Chinese cyber espionage is revealed by two stories this week. An indictment released by the US Department of Justice accused Chinese intelligence officers of conducting a long-term, sophisticated operation to steal information from aerospace and technology companies. The indictment underlines the importance of ensuring the security of every organisation in the supply chain. Separately, researchers from the US Naval War College and Tel Aviv University published a report accusing a state-owned telecommunications company in China of "hijacking the vital internet backbone of western countries." The report suggests that China Telecom has used its points of presence in western democracies' telecommunications systems to selectively redirect internet traffic through China. It's a handy reminder that the Internet was not designed to be secure, which means security has to be added - particularly where sensitive data is concerned.