I’ve always been fascinated about the world of IT Security.
On a daily basis I log into customers PC’s remotely to install updates, fix problems, help with email issues etc etc…
But for someone, a criminal, to be able to gain “root level” ( like that Unix term? I did it just for you geeks ) access to a PC is really a heinous act all to itself.
More and more our entire lives are going online, I for one base all my work email on Google’s GMail software. Google now has complete control over my life, and if its not working….. well its not a pretty site around the office let me tell you.
So ok, end the rant… Whos the #1, head honcho, the Goldfinger to the USA’s James Bond?
Ladies and Gentleman! I give you….. THE U S S R….. I mean China… yes China.
They are numero uno! Just do a quick search on Google ( I know they own my life ) for:
“China Internet Attacks”. Heres a great little article on it [SperoNews]
In 2007 almost 13,000 “direct assaults on federal agencies and more than 80,000 attempted attacks onDepartment of Defense computer network systems.”
WHOOAA…. Hello.
Now I know, I know, people don’t want to look at China as the next Cold War Competitor…. But trust me they are already looking at us. Now of course all of those 93,000 plus attacks can’t all be from China…. But lets say HALF of them are.
China is in a love/hate relationship with us. Most of the money in their economy comes from Western buyers ( half the equipment your reading this blog on comes from China!! )
But at the same time, we are the worlds number 1 super power and China knows that in the secret battle over the hearts and minds of countries around the world, its the USA vs. Red China.
Now China is coming on board more and more with Western ideals, but make no mistake that the communists will only let Western ideals of a Free Market go so far. And they are making sure that their Computer Hackers are razor sharp in case some kind of conflict does occur.
But hey, lets all remember…. hackers keep PC techs like me in business, so really we kinda don’t mind the occasional virus or trojan taking over peoples’ PCs, now do we?
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