China’s communist regime poses the biggest threat to the United States in the cybersecurity domain, according to a newly published summary of a classified report released by the Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 12. The “2023 DOD Cyber Strategy” report (pdf) serves as the baseline document for how the DOD is operationalizing the priorities of the “2022 National Security Strategy,” the “2022 National Defense Strategy,” and the “2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy,” officials said. The latest report, which the Pentagon submitted to Congress in May, builds upon the “2018 DOD Cyber Strategy” and will “set a new strategic direction” for the Pentagon. Currently, the United States is being challenged by “malicious cyber actors” seeking to exploit the nation’s technological vulnerabilities and undermine its military’s competitive edge,” the summary begins....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/china-is-biggest-threat-to-us-cybersecurity-report-5490651
The Conservative Party took “swift action” and dropped potential candidates whom MI5 suspected to be Chinese spies, a minister said. Health and women minister Maria Caulfield made the remarks on Thursday after a report said the Security Service warned the party about two potential candidates in 2021 and 2022. According to The Times of London, MI5 advised that the two individuals had links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD), which is a department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee responsible for gaining political influence in and outside of China. Citing an unnamed source, the report said it had been “made very clear” that the potential candidates posed a risk, and they had subsequently been blocked without being told of the reason....
China has been completing its airfield construction along the coastline facing Taiwan to gain “superior air power” against the self-ruling island, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said. The ministry released its annual defense report (pdf) on Sept. 12, the first report since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said the report would allow people to understand national security threats. “We will tell the world with our readiness and combat preparedness that we will not sit and wait for our fate to be decided,” Mr. Chiu stated. In the report, the ministry said that Beijing was building airfields and stationing new fighters and drones along the coastline of its eastern and southern theatre commands to “put pressure” on Taiwan’s air defense....
Peers made a fresh attempt on Monday to make sure suppliers involved in forced organ harvesting will be barred from getting a public contract by re-attaching a clause to the Procurement Bill. The Lords voted by 156 to 151 in support of an amendment proposed by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. The amendment will allow a decision maker to exclude suppliers found to be involved in forced organ harvesting or in the dealings of any devices, equipment, or services related to forced organ harvesting. The amendment also includes a definition of forced organ harvesting as “killing a person without their consent so that their organs may be removed and transplanted into another person.”...