Talk on China Cyber Army Pulled After Pressure
A talk on China’s military cyber-attack capabilities has been pulled from the Black Hat security conference schedule following pressure from Taiwanese and Chinese agencies.
The talk, entitled “The Chinese Cyber Army: An Archaeological Study from 2001 to 2010,” was billed as an analysis of China’s government-backed hacking initiatives, based on intelligence gathered from a variety of Asian intelligence groups. The talk was to be given by Wayne Huang, chief technology officer with Taiwanese security vendor Armorize, and Jack Yu, a researcher with the company.
On Wednesday Armorize CEO Caleb Sima announced via Twitter that the talk had been pulled, saying that the “Taiwanese [government] is prohibiting it due to sensitive materials.”
Full Story: PC World
