Article by Flashpoint Asia-Pacific intelligence team senior analyst Aaron Shraberg
Geopolitical and economic tensions between the United States, China, and North Korea will steer risk management decisions in the Asia-Pacific region for the coming months.
Organisations, such as some recently targeted financial services institutions in Australia and New Zealand, should closely monitor cyber and political activity in the area.
The diverse geopolitical and economic interests of the states in the region play a significant role in driving and shaping cyber threat activity against entities operating in APAC.
While most threat actors targeting organisations in the region are financially motivated, nation-state activity remains a potent threat against government and diplomatic entities, as well as financial organisations as nations such as North Korea continue to fund operations through hacking.
Political and economic events to watch
As 2019 progresses, the ongoing trade conflict between the US and China could spur an uptick in cyber activity against the US and its closest Five Eyes allies, further eroding the Xi-Obama agreement to cease China’s industrial espionage activity…
