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"Warnings this week from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
(ASIO) about sabotage threats marked an important shift in tone.
And they raise important questions about how the Australian government should
respond.
Breaking from past practice, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said Chinese
state-linked hackers have scanned, mapped and in some cases infiltrated
Australian critical infrastructure.
According to Burgess, these groups are no longer focused on stealing
information. They are preparing to disrupt or shut down key systems in a future
crisis.
For many years, ASIO avoided naming specific countries in public. For the first
time, Burgess described Chinese hackers trying to gain access to
telecommunications, energy and transport networks. He said high-impact sabotage
is now a real threat.
The new message names the state actor directly, as well as the potential for
devastating consequences."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
