(SBG NATIONAL DESK) – Washington is still trying to wrap its collective head around what China just pulled off; the largest data heist to date of the federal government.
Millions of sensitive documents were siphoned straight out of the Office of Personnel Management and into a Chinese collection site.
James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C., says China is testing the limits to see how far it can go before making America mad.
“It would be useful for us to be a little bit more assertive in pushing back on these guys. I think we are at that time, when we have to think about how to do that,” Lewis said.
No country can prevent every cyber incursion but Lewis says the United States certainly can make it much harder for China and others to access our systems.
“There are ways to make it harder and that’s something to think about. You can be an easy target or you can be a hard target. In this case, OPM was an easy target,” he said.
James’ suspects China’s real interest in stealing millions of current and former federal workers personnel records is to better understand how we think and operate. The records present a way for the Chinese to get into our skin without military recourse.
James does not believe the information will wind up on the black market.
On Tuesday, Congressman Joe Wilson [R, SC] introduced the Cyberattack Standards Study Act. The bill aims to define what constitutes a cyberattack and the appropriate action the U.S. should take.
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