Cybersecurity should never become Achilles’ heel in Internet development

BEIJING – In an era when cyberspace has become a domain so important as land, sea, thesky and outer space, cybersecurity should be safeguarded by all countries around the world,or it could become an Achilles’ heel in the development of the Internet.

Thanks to the acceleration of global informationization, the Internet has infiltrated into almostevery aspect of human life, bringing unparalleled connectivity, creativity and productivity intoour society.

However, the cyberspace is far from safe, as all kinds of cybercrimes, like the fanaticalpropaganda of the Islamic State in the cyberspace, are still rampant.

For China alone, the first nine months of 2015 had witnessed more than 80,000 cybersecurityincidents in its territory, such as malware, defacement, backdoor and phishing, up 124percent year on year, according to a latest report from China’s National Computer NetworkEmergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center. For the full article click here 

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