http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-10/20/content_13937379.htm By Cheng Guangjin China Daily 2011-10-20 NEW YORK - A US State Department official dismissed on Tuesday the possibility of a cyber war between China and the United States, while calling for building mutual confidence to avoid such an eventuality. "People talk about cyber war. Frankly, I don't think we've really seen it," said Christopher Painter, coordinator for cyber issues at the State Department. "Or to the extent we've seen it, it's much more overemphasized in terms of the threats we actually see out there," Painter said, admitting that such concerns exist. Claims that China launched cyber attacks against the US flared up earlier this year, centering on intrusions into the websites of US military contractors and the Google e-mail accounts of US officials. Beijing has denied any government involvement. Painter said there were cyber attacks on the US, but noted that it was difficult to locate the attackers. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:55:53 PDT
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