CyberWar 2.0: China Is On The Offensive

MANY MOONS ago I wrote an article about the first real (publicly at least) Cyberwar instance, that being the concerted electronic attacks on Estonia’s infrastructure. That was an interesting story in itself, but the key point is that it was a wake up call for the West, for NATO and for just about every country with an electronic infrastructure.

The message was clear – Cyberwar was a real threat, not just a clever term in some obscure science fiction novel or military think-tank paper.

Since then most governments have been rushing to shore up vulnerabilities and create cyber-defence agencies for both offensive and defensive options. China however seems to have been a busy little aggressor in this department.

However it turns out that Estonia was not really the first real Cyberwar because China has been on the offensive for over 18 months now. Read more