China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) unveiled a plan on Monday that aims to improve data security in China’s industrial sector and effectively contain “major risks” by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n
The plan comes at a time when China and the United States both frequently accuse each other of cyberattacks and industrial espionage.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported last year that Chinese government entities and state-owned enterprises were accelerating efforts to replace Western-made hardware and software with domestic alternatives, partly due to fears of hacking from foreign adversaries.<\/p>\n
“In response to frequent risk scenarios such as ransomware attacks, vulnerability backdoors, illegal operations by personnel, and uncontrolled remote operation and maintenance, we will strengthen risk self-examination and self-correction, and adopt precise management and protective measures,” according to the plan, published on MIIT’s website.<\/p>\n
Protective measures, including emergency drills simulating ransomware attacks, must be applied to over 45,000 companies in China’s industrial sector by 2026 year-end, covering at least the top 10% in terms of revenue in every Chinese province.<\/p>\n
The plan also aims to complete 30,000 data security training sessions and cultivate 5,000 data security “talents” within the same timeframe.<\/p>\n
China has in the past three years tightened regulation over how its companies store and transfer user data, citing national security concerns. Regulators fined Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi $1.2 billion in July 2022 over data-security breaches.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of State Security warned in December that foreign geographic information software was being used to collect sensitive data in key sectors including its military.<\/p>\n
In the same month, MIIT proposed a four-tier classification system to help it respond to data security incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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