BLUF
The UK’s NCSC and allied agencies accuse Chinese tech firms of aiding state-backed cyberattacks under ‘Salt Typhoon’, targeting global infrastructure and enabling China’s security forces to access sensitive communications and movement data.Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the role of state-sponsored cyber campaigns, like Salt Typhoon, in global intelligence and security operations.
- Analyse the risks posed by foreign tech companies providing cyber tools to adversarial governments, including implications for allied military and critical infrastructure.
- Evaluate strategies for detecting, mitigating, and responding to malicious cyber activities in a multi-national security context.
