This is your US-China CyberPulse: Defense Updates podcast.

Listeners, it’s Ting here—your cyber sleuth with a side of sass, serving you the freshest dish from the frontline of US-China cyber defense. If you thought last week’s AlienVault patch was exciting, buckle up: things just got a whole lot more electrifying across both sides of the Pacific.

Let’s start right at the firewall. The United States, true to form, is doubling down on defensive posture against Chinese cyber threats, and it’s not just lip service: Washington’s export controls are still squeezing access to those juicy, high-performance training chips and supercomputing hardware—think NVIDIA, think AMD. According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, these controls slow China’s artificial intelligence efforts, raising costs and hampering military modernization, even if export control isn’t perfect. President Biden is standing firm on keeping these chokepoints tight, knowing Xi Jinping is pushing for indigenous development and “tech self-reliance.”

Now, on the policy circuit—private sector warriors are getting government backup like never before. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security just rolled out a joint trilogy of bulletins tailored for companies on the frontline: be on high alert for sophisticated social engineering, especially at international pitch competitions and startup summits. Remember, U.S. and Canadian intelligence are now warning startups: you might be pitching to an investor, but that handshake could be a trojan horse for IP theft! The “long con” is in vogue—Chinese state-linked entities are infiltrating innovation forums, embedding code with hidden vulnerabilities, and walking off with algorithms before you click ‘deploy.’

Speaking of cyber ops, this week’s hot threat actor is APT41, the Chinese group notorious for super-sneaky spear phishing. Fresh reporting around the U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm suggests that malware-laden emails targeted legislative staff, aiming to steal intel and tip negotiation scales. Even though the Chinese Embassy in Washington waved away the accusations, U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI are all hands on deck investigating. So, if you work anywhere near policymaking, treat every “urgent attachment” from that colleague you haven’t talked to since 2020 with a bucket of salt.

Let’s not forget international cooperation. The Czech government is lighting up threat boards everywhere after publicly attributing a multi-year cyber campaign against critical infrastructure to China’s APT31 group. NÚKIB, the Czech cyber agency, is now rallying NATO allies for joint defensive action and tighter data transfer controls. Think less “beer in Prague” and more “lockdown in Brussels.”

Emerging tech time: industries are racing to bulletproof supply chains; new zero-trust frameworks and AI-based anomaly detectors are the rage. Last month SentinelOne foiled an APT15 attempt to breach their own operations—a sharp reminder that Chinese state-backed groups have pivoted to targeting the very companies that arm the defenders.

On today’s CyberPulse, the undercurrent is crystal clear: the tug-of-war for digital dominance is growing more acute, more international, and a whole lot more cunning. Whether it’s the U.S. government fortifying controls, the private sector plugging code leaks, or international partners rallying behind attribution, the message is simple—complacency is cyber-suicide.

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