China dismisses McAfee's allegations

The Chinese government on November 29 has protested a report by security firm McAfee (USA) that the country is the cradle of cybercrime.

McAfee's report put China on the list of countries with the most hackers searching for vulnerabilities in other countries' Internet systems, and that hackers backed by the government are "at war. " The top " soldiers in the war are described by the concept of" cyberwar "still new.

According to McAfee, in the next two decades, the world will witness the Internet phenomenon of one or more countries being attacked by sophisticated software.

McAfee said that about 120 countries are developing their own cyber-attack strategy, and most are only experimenting to identify risks in certain situations.

Based on McAfee's research plus information from NATO security experts, FBI and other security agencies, the report confirms that Chinese hackers are the culprits of 4 out of 5 cyber attacks. big but target countries governments in 2007.

The biggest attack that Chinese hackers have allegedly blamed is the breach of the Pentagon's computer network and government agencies in Germany, India, Australia and New Zealand.

" The Chinese government has publicly stated that the country is pursuing activities in the field of cyber-intelligence, and that it considers technology to be considered an important part of future war ", citing lead report by McAfee.

McAfee said that 2007 had more attacks on national infrastructure than ever before. The goals include: financial markets, air control systems, and perpetrators of these attacks are thought to be government or hacker groups backed by the government.

Another major attack that should be mentioned is the attack on Estonia's banking system, government agencies and media units in April. Estonian officials say the Russian government is the culprit, while the Russian side of course denies the allegation.

Meanwhile, the Chinese government has repeatedly denied any involvement in cyber attacks.

" China has also been attacked by hackers in some countries, so the Chinese government appreciates participating in cooperative activities with international law enforcement agencies in this area, " Foreign Ministry spokesman. China, Liu Jianchao, said in a short meeting on November 29.

Mr. Liu refused to disclose which countries attacked the network in China.

Van Han