Hackers game out infowar against China with the US Navy

A US Naval War College wargame, showcased at Black Hat and DEF CON and later discussed at ShmooCon, explored how China might target Taiwan’s critical infrastructure by 2030 through cyber and physical means, identifying weaknesses such as reliance on 16 subsea cables (some routed via China), centralized fossil-fuel power, and vulnerable cellular networks. Participants proposed 65 resilience measures, including diversifying satellite communications (e.g., OneWeb/Kuiper), adopting decentralized and alternative communications (Bluetooth mesh, microwave), stockpiling network equipment, and training civilian technical cadres. Strategic approaches considered included clustering critical sites inland, radical decentralization with community-maintained comms and renewables, and hardening infrastructure in mountainous terrain to sustain operations under attack.