The US administration of Joe Biden defined North Korea, China, and Russia as cyber threats in the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCS) on the 2nd (local time) and said, “We will dismantle the network of criminals threatening cyberspace.” To combat this, five strategies were proposed: strengthening cybersecurity regulations, defending critical infrastructure through reorganization of subsidies, deterring and dismantling threat actors, and establishing international partnerships.
The White House National Security Council (NSC) released a report on the day, saying, “Revisionist autocratic countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are aggressively using advanced cyber capabilities for goals that violate international norms,” threatening U.S. national security and economic prosperity. pointed out that In particular, he said that North Korea is carrying out cybercrime theft and ransomware attacks through criminal enterprises for nuclear development, and was concerned that “these capabilities could have a great impact on the interests of the United States, its allies, and partner countries.”
China defined it as “the most widespread, active and persistent threat”. Over the past decade, it has gone beyond the theft of intellectual property rights, threatening American interests in cyberspace and also spreading a vision of digital authoritarianism. Regarding Russia, he pointed out that “for 20 years, it has interfered in the domestic politics of democratic countries around the world.”
As a specific strategy to deter and dismantle threat actors, the report said it would sanction countries that hide funds stolen through ransomware attacks, such as North Korea and China. Citing the fact that ransomware users mainly use virtual currency to launder their proceeds, they revealed their intention to strengthen regulations on virtual currency as a whole.
As a way to strengthen international partnerships, he said, “We will expand the European Cybercrime Center model to establish an effective hub with partners in other regions.”
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Source: Donga
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