The Dark Visitor

H/T: Mark

Received an interesting e-mail from one of our readers named Mark who suggested I take a look at an article dealing with Chinese fears of US hackers and the possible threat to its cyber sovereignty:

In that context, the article I came across in the English-language China Daily was an eye-opener. The title was “China at the mercy of global hackers.”

Early in the article, a Chinese academic expert on cyber warfare said: “In a worst-case scenario, a security breach could result in the breakdown of the energy supply and collapse of the financial system, not to mention a collapse of the national defense capability.… The capability to defend China’s information and cybersecurity is extremely weak, and many of its online applications remain vulnerable to assault.”