Imagine a villain from your favorite Marvel movie weaponizing the internet – Huawei cybersecurity leader Aloysius Cheang says we’re already living it. At Tashkent’s Cyber Security Summit, he warned that digital attacks have escalated from “disruption to destruction,” with real-world consequences that could “kill lives.” Cue the collective *chills*
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30 Years of Spinning Wheels?
Cheang didn’t mince words: Billions spent on cybersecurity still leave us stuck in the ’90s. “We’re solving problems the wrong way,” he argued, comparing current strategies to “missing the bullseye.” His solution? A total mindset shift – think less “band-aid fixes” and more “root-cause surgery.”
Supply Chains: The New Battlefield
Remember that Mission: Impossible scene where tech gets hacked mid-production? It’s happening IRL. Cheang highlighted Lebanon’s recent pager hack – attackers allegedly planted backdoors during manufacturing, bypassing traditional defenses. “Critical infrastructure is vulnerable before it even reaches users,” he warned. Translation: Imagine power grids or hospitals compromised out of the box.
As Gen Z’s digital natives, this isn’t just tech talk – it’s about safeguarding our hyper-connected future. Will governments and companies finally team up? Stay tuned.
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Cyber wars and global collaboration: Huawei executive on cybersecurity
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