China’s influence has grown steadily.
China has an increasingly strong handle on the cyber side. Adobe Stock / AOP
Director of the British Intelligence Agency Jeremy Fleming has warned that China is trying to adopt “undemocratic values by default for the most part in future technology and related standards”. News about it Register.
Fleming said on Thursday in Australia in his speechthat the world is currently experiencing a revolution in generations of security architectures. According to Fleming, the revolution will involve China’s increasingly significant attempts to change technology standards.
– China is a developed player in cyberspace. It has more and more ambition to expand its influence beyond its borders, and it has a proven interest in our trade secrets, Fleming said.
According to Fleming, China has a competing vision for the future of cyberspace with the West and is increasingly influenced by international regulations and standards. According to Fleming, China wants to involve all state elements in influencing the development of technology.
“Without separate action, it is becoming increasingly clear that the key technologies we rely on in terms of the economy and security will not be shaped or controlled by the West in the future,” Fleming said.
The matter has been brought to the table many times before. Stateside Joe Biden the administration has taken on the task of keeping the United States closer to standardization issues. In addition, China has been heavily criticized for its plans to create a new IP standard that would allow for more centralized control in practice.
“Kyber-Pearl Harbor” has not yet been seen
In his speech, Fleming also sidelined the situation in Ukraine and Russia’s constant harassment of the country’s systems. At the same time, various harassment has also been observed in the countries surrounding Russia, which, according to Fleming, is an indication that Russia is looking for new targets from those who oppose the country’s actions.
Fleming also pointed out that Russia has not yet carried out an attack on the cyber side on a “Kyber-Pearl Harbor” scale.
Fleming also pointed out that Russia has failed to effectively disseminate false information and propaganda in the war in Ukraine.
– It is clear that Putin has miscalculated here. President Zelensky’s intelligence has proved very effective. It is agile, multi-channel and very well tailored for different audiences.
Fleming ended his speech, citing cooperation between nations.
– Whatever we do, we must ensure that we remain true to our values - to those who have made our system and our democracies so successful and will continue to do so in the future.