China now America's number one cyber threat – US must get up to speed

At RSA Conference, retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery warned that China has emerged as the primary cyber adversary to the US, citing Volt Typhoon (infrastructure-targeting) and Salt Typhoon (espionage) operations against US critical systems; he described the campaigns as sophisticated nation-state activity capable of disrupting power, water, transportation and communications, and urged expanded US cyber staffing and regulatory requirements for private-sector critical infrastructure.