Chinese Hackers Exceed America’s

The United States is at a military disadvantage compared to China in cyber skills, said Jessica Ruzic of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Saturday.

Frankly, the time to establish a foundational strategy for countering [the People’s Republic of China] malicious cyberactivity was 20 years ago.
—Jessica Ruzic

Why it matters: In October, China showed how threatening its hackers are by breaching major U.S. telecom firms, possibly supplying Beijing with data essential to U.S. national security.

The U.S. military is highly dependent on technology—far more than any other nation—and a system breach could render numerous major American weapons and communications systems useless.

Chinese advancements: China’s cyber skills have grown rapidly since General Secretary Xi Jinping called for the nation to become a “cyber powerhouse” 10 years ago.

• It standardized cybersecurity university courses.
• It established a National Cybersecurity Talent and Innovation Base that can certify 70,000 cybersecurity experts a year.
• Government-supported hacking competitions surged.
• Chinese hacks against the U.S. and other powers now occur around the clock.

Prophetic perspective: The Bible prophesied America’s rise, and it warns that reliance on technology will contribute to its downfall.

To learn more, read “China Hacks America—and ‘None Goes to Battle.’”