China’s Cyber War on America and Our Allies | The Rob Maness Show EP 464

Chinese state-sponsored hacking groups have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure since at least mid-2021. The targets include communications, energy, transportation, water systems, and other sectors, including in U.S. territories like Guam. What is America doing to defend itself against these ticking timebombs placed by China? These attacks dramatically increased in 2024 and appear to be continuing at an ever-increasing pace already this year. The digital battlefield is difficult to see due to its nature but we do have large agencies and departments that are established to defend us and fight in the domain. Congress is paying attention also and supports the effort but do we have the right strategic polices, defensive and offensive capabilities to be successful? With these current reports seemingly every day, the incoming Trump administration should do an immediate cyber warfare posture review to establish a more effective direction if one is viable. My guest today to discuss all this is Laurie Buckhout. Laurie is a retired Army Colonel and decorated combat commander, including commanding hundreds of troops in a task force as part of the initial spearhead attack into Iraq in 2003. An expert in Cyber and electronic warfare, she founded her own highly successful business after military retirement, Corvus Consulting, a strategic consulting and services group specializing in Electronic Warfare and Cyberspace Operations, and has served in various other capacities in the Cyber and electronic warfare field across government such as in the Department of Commerce and commercial industry. Laurie was the GOP nominee for North Carlina’s fiest district last year and endorsed by President Trump!