China now America's number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed
Russia used to be considered America’s biggest adversary online, but over the past couple of years China has taken the role, and is proving highly effective at it.
This shift was signified by the Volt Typhoon attacks against the US last year, retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery told the RSA Conference in San Francisco on Monday.
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