Collaborate Disseminate
Sen. Mark Warner said “new threats and new technology mean that we have to make substantial adjustments to our counterintelligence posture.”
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The Chinese government’s aggressive push to dominate emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology make Beijing the “primary strategic competitor” to the U.S., the National Counterintelligence and Security Center said in a notice published Friday. The threat from the Chinese government with respect to these technologies is particularly threatening to U.S. national security because of its “well-resourced and comprehensive strategy,” which employs “a wide variety of legal, quasi-legal, and illegal methods” in pursuit of both technology transfers and intelligence gathering, the notice warned. This information transfer takes place in the shadows—through traditional intelligence activities, intellectual property theft, co-opted insiders, front companies—but also through less overtly nefarious activity such as science and technology investments, academic collaboration, mergers and acquisitions, and legal and regulatory actions, according to the NCSC. The notice urged companies take steps to protect their “crown jewels,” with such measures as scrutinizing suppliers, partners, and investors, […]
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