Cyber espionage activities are rampant, and China's data security is facing severe challenges
With the continuous expansion of cyberspace, foreign espionage and intelligence agencies have taken the network as an important front for espionage activities against China. In recent years, these foreign "cyber spies" have taken advantage of the security negligence and convenience of some units in China to continue to attack the information systems of key units and enterprises in China, steal sensitive data, and seriously threaten China's data security and network security.
Cyber vulnerabilities become "espionage" breakthroughs
Overseas "cyber espionage" often uses various network mapping platforms to scan and discover unpatched vulnerabilities in China's important units, and then launch targeted attacks. For example, a military-civilian integration enterprise has high-risk vulnerabilities due to untimely software updates, which leads to "cyber espionage" easily invading and stealing important data, posing a threat to the development of China's equipment technology.
The software chain has become the focus of "espionage" attacks
"Cyber espionage" also pays close attention to China's "software ** chain" enterprises, and attempts to attack these enterprises through phishing emails and other means, especially targeting operation and maintenance personnel with system management rights. For example, the operation and maintenance personnel of an email system manufacturer were attacked by "network espionage" and stole the email data of thousands of key units because they recorded their accounts and passwords in their computers.
The test device becomes a springboard for "spy" intrusion
In addition, overseas "cyber spies" are also good at using the test equipment of Chinese enterprises as a springboard for intrusion. When a large state-owned enterprise was testing its network system, it left behind a test device that was not offline in time, which was used by "cyber espionage" to steal the core data of the enterprise.
Reminder of the organ
In response to the increasingly severe cyber security situation, the government reminds citizens and organizations to be vigilant and work with the government to prevent cyber espionage. At the same time, key units for counter-espionage security precautions should strengthen routine security precautions management, employing necessary physical and technical precautions to ensure that discovered cyber espionage conduct should be immediately reported to the organs.
Legal protection and response
According to the relevant laws and regulations such as the Counter-Espionage Law, the Cybersecurity Law and the Data Security Law, espionage activities and cyber attacks are strictly punished by law. For the security vulnerabilities and threats discovered, the relevant units should repair and report them in a timely manner to ensure that the interests of the people and the people are not harmed.
In short, in the face of the severe challenge of overseas "cyber espionage", China must strengthen cyber security precautions, improve legal awareness and response capabilities, and ensure national data security and the stability and security of cyberspace.