US Agencies Urged to Combat Growing Chinese Cyberthreat

Experts Call on Feds to Step Up Defense Against Escalating Chinese Threats Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 19, 2024

Cybersecurity experts called on key federal departments to do more to proactively combat escalating cyberthreats from China, including enhanced public-private collaboration and increased investments in threat intelligence, critical infrastructure resilience and advanced defensive technologies.

Threat actors linked to Beijing are intensifying sophisticated espionage campaigns and hacking operations targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and top officials, cybersecurity experts testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. But agencies can be doing more to meet the moment and defeat growing cyber threats, according to Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations for CrowdStrike.

That could include "increasing collaboration with industry on threat hunting practices and particularly on performing threat actor infrastructure takedowns," Meyers recommended in his prepared testimony.

"Efforts along these lines do take place periodically," he noted. "But regrettably ...