As the Economist explains, cyberspace is the fifth domain of warfare. The other four domains are land, sea, air, and space. To oversee this fifth domain the Pentagon initiated U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) last May. Aside from human capital, the United States' cyberspace is arguably the greatest national asset and any assault against it is concern of national security.
According to the McAffee report by Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee's vice president, the security breaches in recent years under Operation Shady RAT "is the biggest transfer of wealth in terms of intellectual property in history." The security expert, Jim Lewis, at CSIS was quoted by Reutersstating that "[e]verything points to China," which has been confirmedelsewhere. From the breach at the International Olympic Committee before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to the recent attack on RSA, China has been linked to many of the security breaches.
According to the McAffee report by Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee's vice president, the security breaches in recent years under Operation Shady RAT "is the biggest transfer of wealth in terms of intellectual property in history." The security expert, Jim Lewis, at CSIS was quoted by Reutersstating that "[e]verything points to China," which has been confirmedelsewhere. From the breach at the International Olympic Committee before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to the recent attack on RSA, China has been linked to many of the security breaches.
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