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Chinese Cyberthreats Underscore Need for State and Local Action

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Chinese Cyberthreats Underscore Need for State and Local Action
Prince, a member of the hacking group Red Hacker Alliance who refused to give his real name, uses his computer at their office in Dongguan, in China's southern Guangdong Province, on Aug. 4, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images
Tommy Waller
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The discovery of Chinese malware deeply embedded in computer networks connected to U.S. military bases—which one congressional official called “a ticking time bomb”—should be a major national security wake-up call.
Tommy Waller
Tommy Waller
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Tommy Waller serves as Director of Infrastructure Protection at the Center for Security Policy. Prior to joining the Center, Waller served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps in the infantry and reconnaissance specialties, with combat service overseas in numerous theaters, and service on both active duty and in the reserves. Waller currently manages the Secure the Grid Coalition—a group of policymakers, defense professionals, and activists working diligently to secure America’s most critical infrastructure—the U.S. electric grid. Learn more at SecureTheGrid.com.
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