Ministry of State Security

Protected in Name Only: HIPAA’s Health Data Gap Is Becoming a National Security Risk

Protected health data is only as secure as the system designed to protect it.

Suspicious Firms Still Seek Professionals With Military and Government Experience

Suspicious consulting sites continue to target Western security experts despite U.S. efforts to curb suspected Chinese virtual espionage. On June 30, China specialist Bill Hayton publicly asked on X...

Chinese Virtual Espionage Operation Targeted Congressional Staffer

Would you discuss U.S. policy insights or trade issues for $10,000? A staffer with the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) received such an offer via email and reported...

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems

Modernizing DHS’s SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors

U.S. Conducts Rare Extradition of Alleged Chinese Cyber Spy

After a long search, the law finally caught up to the laptop. On April 27, the Department of Justice released an indictment of Xu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of participating in state-sponsored...

Domestic Politics May Impede Vietnam’s Growing Relationship With the U.S.

Vietnam is performing a balancing act, but it’s unclear how long it can keep the plates spinning. On March 16, Vietnam held its first ever “3+3” summit with China, a meeting that featured both...

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

Looking for an Edge in Trade Talks, Chinese Hackers Go Phishing Against Key House Committee

The chairman of the House China Select Committee and an outspoken critic of Beijing, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), appeared to be soliciting input about upcoming U.S.-China trade talks from Capitol Hill...

Microsoft Severs Chinese Access to Cybersecurity Vulnerability Information

It wasn’t the first time, but Microsoft would love to make it the last. After dozens of government agencies and corporations running SharePoint were recently compromised, the software goliath is cutting...

The Pentagon Has Given China Access to Its Systems for Over a Decade

The Defense Department (DoD) is letting Beijing into its most critical systems — not through a breach, but by design. On July 15, a ProPublica investigation revealed that the DoD has outsourced some...

New Report Shows How China Uses AI to Augment its Online Intelligence Operations

By Max Lesser Artificial intelligence (AI) empowers China to conduct operations that blur the line between collecting sensitive information and influencing public opinion, and a June 10 report by...

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

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Escalating Science and Tech Rivalry, State Department Announces Plans to Revoke Chinese Student Visas

Rising tensions between the United States and China can no longer be siloed from campus. On May 28, the State Department announced its intention to “work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively...

U.S. Indicts Chinese Nationals Involved in Hacking of National Security Infrastructure

Seeking an advantage over Washington, the Chinese Communist Party keeps cyber criminals on retainer. The United States last week announced punitive action against several suspected Chinese hackers accused...

Whither the Silicon Shield: China’s Plans for Reunification and Supply Chain Risks

“The enemy gets a vote.” The strategic planning axiom might be a cliché, but it is a useful one. And it may be dangerously overlooked in assessing the utility of Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield,” the...

Biotech Battlefield

Weaponizing Innovation in the Age of Genomics

Laser Focus: Countering China’s LiDAR Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Military Systems

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The war in cyberspace

America’s top spy is warning you

Capital Markets with Chinese Characteristics

Xi’s Declaration of Lawfare