DoD Claims: China’s ICS Cyber Onslaught Aims at Gaining Strategic Warfare Advantages

According to the US Department of Defense (DoD), China’s relentless cyberattacks on vital infrastructure are likely a precautionary measure intended to obtain a strategic advantage in the event of violent warfare.

The Cyber Strategy released earlier this week by DoD has mentioned an increase in the state-sponsored cybercrime from People’s Republic of China (PRC), particularly against sensitive targets that could affect military responses. 

According to the agency, this is done in order to “to counter US conventional military power and degrade the combat capability of the Joint Force.”

The DoD claims in their report that the PRC “poses a broad and pervasive cyberespionage threat,” monitoring movements of individual beyond its borders, and further acquiring technology secrets, and eroding the capabilities of the military-industrial complex. However, the NSA cautioned that the operation goes beyond routine information collecting.

“This malicious cyber activity informs the PRC’s preparations for war[…]In the event of conflict, the PRC likely intends to launch destructive cyberattacks against the US Homeland in order to hinder military mobilization, sow chaos, and divert attention and resources. It will also likely seek to disrupt key networks which enable Joint Force power projection in combat,” the report stated.

An Increasing Chinese Focus on Military Degradation

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