Overview of China's offensive cyber ecosystem

This webinar will provide an in-depth analysis of China’s complex cyber offensive ecosystem, offering key insights into China-related cyber threats. It will examine the different entities operating under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), detailing their evolving cyber capabilities and strategic roles.

Beyond state-sponsored operations, the session will uncover the involvement of private and civilian actors, highlighting their historical role in cyber operations attributed to China. A special focus will be given to the interconnections between these actors, exploring how they collaborate in resource development, talent recruitment, and operational execution.


Thursday, February 27 at 2:30 pm CET


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During this webinar, you will discover :

Exploring the complexity of China’s cyber offensive ecosystem

This webinar will present how the Chinese cyber ecosystem has complexified over the recent years. In introduction, it will focus on latest analysts’ observations regarding China-nexus threat actors modus operandi.

Examine the development of cyber capacilities of actors part of this ecosystem

Each actor will be presented, including their role and the development of their cyber offensive capabilities. An historical perspective will be adopted to understand the evolution of Chinese cyber capabilties throughout the time.

Understand the interconnections between these various actors

To understand how this ecosystem is working together and why actors are complementary, a section will explore how they collaborate with each other, especially in resource development, talent recruitment, and operational execution.

Question & answer session 

 

 

During this webinar, you will have the opportunity to put your questions to our two experts, who will answer them live.

Talk to our experts!

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Coline Chavane

Strategic cyber threat analyst

Coline is part of the Threat Detection & Research Team of Sekoia.io. She focuses on state-sponsored threats and geopolitical analysis. She had previous experiences working at the French National Cybersecurity Agency and at Thales.

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Eugenio Benincasa

Senior cyber defense researcher

Eugenio is a member of the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. Prior to joining the Center, he worked as a threat analyst at the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Rome, as a research associate at the Pacific Forum think tank in Honolulu and as a crime analyst at the New York City Police Department.