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US-China CyberPulse: Defense Updates

US-China CyberPulse: Defense Updates

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

Stay informed with "US-China CyberPulse: Defense Updates," your go-to podcast for weekly insights into America's cybersecurity landscape in response to Chinese threats. Explore the latest defensive strategies, government policies, and private sector initiatives aimed at enhancing national security. Delve into international cooperation efforts and discover emerging protection technologies shaping the future. Tune in for expert analysis and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity.

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  • Ting Spills the Tea: Volt Typhoon Lurks While Uncle Sam Punches Back and China Drops Beast-Mode Cyber Laws

    Ting Spills the Tea: Volt Typhoon Lurks While Uncle Sam Punches Back and China Drops Beast-Mode Cyber Laws
    Feb 9 2026
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    Hey listeners, Ting here, your go-to gal for all things China cyber chaos and hacktastic defenses. Picture this: I'm hunkered down in my digital war room, caffeine-fueled, dissecting the US-China CyberPulse from the past week leading up to February 9, 2026. China's not playing nice—Volt Typhoon's still lurking in US critical infrastructure like communications, energy, and Guam's naval bases, prepping for Taiwan flare-ups, as the International Institute for Strategic Studies warns. They're hiding in plain sight, grabbing network diagrams for future disruptions, thumbing their nose at UN Norm 13(f) that says no messing with public service critical infra. Sneaky, right? But Uncle Sam? Punching back with Defend Forward gusto.

    Over on the policy front, China's Cybersecurity Law just got a beast-mode upgrade on January 1, via the Cyberspace Administration of China and NPCSC tweaks—slapping fines up to RMB 10 million on critical info operators who slack, plus AI governance rules tackling black-box algorithms and model misuse. TechPolicy Press reports they're filing deep synthesis AI algorithms and standardizing TC260 specs for AI chips with secure boot and access controls. Meanwhile, the US FTC's griping about zilch enforcement coop with China on ransomware—mere chit-chat at a 2024 DC conference, per their fraud report. They're begging Congress to lock in the USA SAFE WEB Act for cross-border hunts.

    Private sector's stepping up too. CISA dropped Binding Operational Directive 26-02 on February 5, forcing federal agencies to ditch all end-of-support edge devices in 12 months—think routers and firewalls ripe for exploits. No more low-hanging fruit for groups like UNC3886, who zero-day'd Singapore's Singtel, StarHub, M1, and Simba Telecom last year, as Singapore's Cyber Security Agency detailed in their CYBER GUARDIAN op. Sygnia ties 'em to Fire Ant tooling on VMware ESXi.

    Internationally? US-South Korea's tight via the 2024 Strategic Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework and Trump-Lee summit—countering North Korea but eyeing China, says Stimson Center. Yet, America's pulling back from global cyber orgs, per Just Security, hurting intel shares. And leaked docs show China rehearsing attacks on neighbors' infra, via The Record.

    Emerging tech? US mulls federal preemption on AI and chip export bans like Nvidia Blackwell to China, per Mondaq outlook. It's all about cost imposition in the rumored new US cyber strategy—deter or disrupt, baby!

    Whew, the pulse is racing, listeners. Stay vigilant, patch those edges, and train your teams FTC-style against phishing. Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more cyber spice! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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  • Ting Spills Tea: China Hackers Feast on Dead Routers While Carmakers Panic Over Beijing Bugged Teslas

    Ting Spills Tea: China Hackers Feast on Dead Routers While Carmakers Panic Over Beijing Bugged Teslas
    Feb 8 2026
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    Hey listeners, Ting here, your go-to gal for all things China cyber chaos and hacktastic defenses. Buckle up, because the past week in US-China CyberPulse has been a whirlwind of bans, mandates, and AI shields lighting up the feeds like a neon-lit firewall.

    Picture this: I'm scrolling through my feeds on February 6th, and bam—CISA drops BOD 26-02, ordering federal agencies to purge unsupported edge devices like ancient routers and VPNs within 12 months. Why? Chinese state hackers, including those sneaky DKnife crews with their seven Linux implants, are feasting on these EOL relics for deep packet inspection and malware drops via compromised CentOS boxes. CISA's not messing around; inventory in three months or bust, all to starve out nation-state nibblers from Beijing.

    Meanwhile, over in auto-land, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security is cranking the heat with a March 17 deadline banning Chinese software from connected vehicles. Think cameras, mics, and GPS in your Tesla or Volvo—no more phoning home to Shanghai. Wall Street Journal reports carmakers like those sourcing from Quectel are scrambling, with Ohio's Eagle Wireless snapping up their code to onshore cellular modules. Even Pirelli's sweating Sinochem stakes in smart tires. CEO Matt Wyckhouse of Finite State quips suppliers hoard IP like dragons, but hey, exemptions might buy time if you prove you're not a rolling data piñata.

    Private sector's flexing too—Glilot Capital's survey shows 78% of CISOs, from Blackstone to Rakuten, dumping 2026 budgets into AI-powered defenses. Nearly 60% bet AI ops go standard by year's end, hunting AI attacks and securing code gens. Check Point's Amaranth-Dragon, tied to APT41, just exploited WinRAR for Southeast Asia gov hits, but US firms are countering with tools to spot that jazz.

    Internationally? Taiwan's ITRI inks a deal as AUVSI's cyber lab for drone pen-testing, funneling strategic access to US markets—nice sidestep from Huawei woes. NATO's Cyber Coalition in Estonia's CR14 range just wrapped its biggest drill ever, 29 allies plus partners simulating hybrid threats below Article 5, with massive China ripple effects.

    And don't sleep on supply chain stings: China-linked hackers hit Notepad++ updates, per Ho's blog, prompting CISA probes. Ex-Google's Linwei Ding got nailed for swiping 2,000 AI docs to a China startup—DoJ justice served.

    Witty wrap: Beijing's Typhoon hackers are rewriting rules, but Uncle Sam's decoupling via NDAA AI safety clauses and Kerberos shifts from Microsoft. We're onshoring, AI-armoring, and ally-ing up—China's checkers vs. our chess.

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  • Uncle Sams Winter Shield Drops While Dragon Hackers Lurk and Everyone Ghosts the AI War Crimes Talk

    Uncle Sams Winter Shield Drops While Dragon Hackers Lurk and Everyone Ghosts the AI War Crimes Talk
    Feb 6 2026
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    Hey listeners, Ting here, your go-to cyber sleuth with a front-row seat to the US-China digital showdown. Picture this: it's been a pulse-pounding week in the CyberPulse arena, with Uncle Sam stacking defenses against those sneaky Dragon hackers like Salt Typhoon still lurking in telecom shadows. Just yesterday, on February 5th, the FBI dropped Operation Winter SHIELD—bam!—a badass blueprint to armor up US industry, government, and critical infrastructure. Think ten hardcore recs, rolled out weekly, like purging end-of-support edge devices such as rusty firewalls and VPN gateways, straight from CISA's BOD 26-02 giving feds 18 months to ditch 'em. No more low-hanging fruit for nation-state creeps exploiting network gear over endpoints.

    Witty aside: while China's CAC is busy standardizing their own risk assessments—mandating annual checks for big data handlers per their December Measures for Network Data Security Risk Assessment—Team USA's FTC just fired off its second Ransomware Report to Congress, flexing on tech support scams and malware education. Private sector's hustling too; Palo Alto's Unit 42 unmasked TGR-STA-1030, that shadowy Asia-based espionage crew probing Thai gov nets, Indonesian infrastructure, and even Australia's Treasury since early November '25. High confidence it's state-aligned, folks—scanning South China Sea borders like it's a turf war.

    Government policies? Trump's crew is eyeing critical minerals to wean off China dominance, per Chatham House analysis, while reauthorizing CISA's info-sharing through September '26. Internationally, oof—US and China both ghosted a key AI military use declaration at the latest summit, as Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans called out the prisoner's dilemma to Reuters. EU's Commission is beefing resilience with new packages banning risky ICT from high-threat suppliers, but no US handshakes there.

    Emerging tech? PBOC's fresh Rules, effective June and August '25, lock down data security and incident reporting in finance—echoing Shanghai CAC's eight model cases from January 16th on breaches like unpatched office software letting hackers implant malware. Private initiatives shine: Hubei's Interim Measures streamline data trading with compliance reviews, and Qianhai's China-Singapore handbook guides cross-border flows sans the Fujian Free Trade Zone's negative lists for meds and EVs.

    Listeners, stay vigilant—these moves are chess in a cyber arms race. Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more pulse-pounding updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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