The Chinese cyber warriors are well armed

Following my previous post, and understanding Google’s sudden decision… or maybe not so sudden….

“The decision wasn’t made in a vacuum, but rather came after years of increasing cyberattacks from the Chinese mainland. A recent, massive infiltration attempt that targeted Google and 20 other tech companies was the final straw. Though Google stops short of naming the Chinese government as the party behind the attacks, the implication is clear.

In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident—albeit a significant one—was something quite different.</ul>

Here is an interesting report on the Capability of the People’s Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation .