For subscribers
New battleground takes shape as nations gather cyber forces
Changing cyber capabilities will shift the security landscape. The region should be on guard.
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Many countries are seeking to manage cyber challenges by investing in improved defences and some are pondering offensive capabilities too.
PHOTO: REUTERS
James Crabtree and Julia Voo
Follow topic:
Back in May, a host of United States security agencies issued an unusual joint statement. Hackers linked to China had infiltrated US government computer systems in the Indo-Pacific, they reported, in an attack dubbed Volt Typhoon.
For years, US cyber experts watched as similar groups carried out sophisticated commercial espionage, making off with intellectual property and other business secrets. But this was different. America’s spy agencies found Chinese technology hidden inside critical computer networks
