Are Canadians prepared for cyberattacks in the second Cold War?

Unlike the first Cold War against the Soviet Bloc, this emerging conflict with China opens a new field of combat in cyberspace.

Most people associate the threat of cyberattacks with their electronic devices and online accounts, but the disabling of critical infrastructure through cyberattacks would go much further. Health-care facilities, power generation, water supply, and more would be paralyzed, writes Benjamin Fung. Unsplash photograph by Piron Guillaume

Opinion

BY BENJAMIN FUNG

May 5, 2021

We have seen reliable evidence and reports showing that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is committing crimes against humanity targeting members of the Uyghur minority group. The CCP is also waging a crackdown on human rights in Hong Kong by arresting journalists, scholars, pro-democracy legislator...

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