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CSCSS Defence Intelligence Group Commentary China Hacking
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It’s About Culture
Cyber + Espionage
A Commentary on Chinese Hacking
It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
· David Swan, Executive Vice President, CSCSS Defence and Intelligence Group
CSCSS / Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science
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There are a lot of people who are
sick of news stories about Chinese
Hackers. They don't believe that
there is any impact on their world.
The impact of hacking in general, and the
Chinese hacking in particular, has reached
everyday life. Worse, the effects will get
worse before they get better.
The scope of Chinese activity ranges from
stealing ideas from business startups to
stealing plans for jet fighters. Coca-Cola
admitted they were hacked – it cost them the
opportunity to purchase a Chinese beverage
company. An expert Chinese Hacker was
identified – as a professor at a Military
University. Most recently, at least 140
computer attacks against American
companies have been traced to a Chinese
Army Unit. Companies in Silicon Valley, Wall
Street, Bay Street, and rural Saskatchewan
have been hit by Chinese Hackers.
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The Chinese are one of the oldest cultures on
earth. They have been attacked countless
times, over thousands of years and often the
attackers were successful. The result is a
culture that is concerned about being
attacked again.
This is not about 'rational thought' but a deep
cultural (genetic?) sense that there are many
enemies who want to take what China has.
The result is that the Chinese think differently
at a basic level and therefore behave
differently. When a western company
competes with a Chinese company, they are
competing against the company, plus all the
families of those companies, plus all the
extended relationships, plus a protective
government, PLUS THE CULTURE which
says that China MUST be protected. The
result is like one person trying to play against
an entire football team. The Chinese have
stacked the odds in their favour.