Tag: cybersecurity

  • Personnel hack calls not for sanctions, but stronger and ‘active’ defense

    My latest piece for Nikkei Asian Review builds on last week’s U.S.–China Week and argues that sanctions are not the answer for the Obama administration as it weighs a response the hacking of U.S. government personnel data, allegedly by the Chinese government. Read the whole piece, but here are some highlights: Given that primary defense has failed,…

  • Full text: Speech by Minister Cai Mingzhao at #cybersummit2013, Nov. 5, 2013

    The EastWest Institute released the full text of State Council Information Office Minister Cai Mingzhao’s speech this morning at Stanford. The following text was produced by optical character recognition based on the English-language PDF original. The Chinese version is available in PDF here. Chinese Minister Cai Mingzhao keynoting @EWInstitute's #cybersummit2013 #China pic.twitter.com/gcrlZ1lswI — Raymond E.…

  • Understanding root differences on the Internet to make progress on cybersecurity: my latest at China-US Focus

    New at China-U.S. Focus, I argue that there is real potential for progress on cybersecurity in the U.S.–China relationship, but basic differences in the way the governments and peoples view the Internet cannot be brushed aside. Probe Deep Differences to Make Real Progress on Cybersecurity In a U.S.–China relationship confronting numerous challenges, perhaps no topic…

  • Why one might think the US government sees China as threat no. 1

    In recent weeks, a series of U.S. government statements, leaks, and policy changes could leave you with the impression that policymakers see China as the biggest threat to U.S. security. My guess is that even if top officials in the Obama administration believe this, they would rather temper that impression. On the other hand, take…

  • Fighting 'the myth of unitary control' in China cybersecurity politics

    My latest for Al Jazeera English asks for more recognition of pluralism and ambiguity when governments and firms accuse “China” or the “Chinese government” of hacking. Check it out! For fun, my first piece for Al Jazeera fought the notion of a “cyber cold war” between the United States and China. In 2011. [Crossposted on…