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US military expands Pacific cyber hub to counter risks to undersea cable networks
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US military expands Pacific cyber hub to counter risks to undersea cable networks

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The US military has expanded its cybersecurity presence in Hawaii and established a regional centre to detect threats to Pacific communications networks, amid US accusations of Chinese cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure including Guam and concerns about undersea cable security.

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The US military has expanded its cybersecurity presence in Hawaii and set up a regional centre to better detect threats and disruptions to its Pacific communications networks.

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The US military has expanded its cybersecurity presence in Hawaii and set up a regional centre to better detect threats and disruptions to its Pacific communications networks.

The new initiatives come amid US accusations of Chinese cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure, including on Guam, and concerns about the security of undersea cables linking the Pacific to the US mainland.

Neither initiative has been explicitly linked to China.

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  • What specific capabilities does the new regional centre have?
  • When was the cybersecurity presence expanded?
  • What specific threats have been detected so far?

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This article was originally published by SCMP News.

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