BELFAST: China is aiming for 'global technological supremacy' in cyberspace and is using its cyber capabilities to conduct intelligence and surveillance campaigns, Britain's cyber chief said on Wednesday (Apr 19). Lindy Cameron, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of Britain's GCHQ
BELFAST: China is aiming for"global technological supremacy" in cyberspace and is using its cyber capabilities to conduct intelligence and surveillance campaigns, Britain's cyber chief said on Wednesday .
Lindy Cameron, director of the National Cyber Security Centre , part of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping spy agency, said Britain had a"legitimate concern" about the effects Chinese technology may have on"China is not only pushing for parity with Western countries, it is aiming for global technological supremacy," Cameron told an annual government cybersecurity conference in Belfast.
"Bluntly, we cannot afford not to keep pace with China. Otherwise, we risk China becoming the predominant power in cyberspace." China is also using its cyber capabilities to acquire intellectual property, achieve its strategic geopolitical goals, and conduct global spying campaigns, Cameron added.
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