Volt Typhoon wake-up call for critical infrastructure owners

Volt Typhoon wake-up call for critical infrastructure owners
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Peter Griffin
With war raging in Ukraine and Gaza, the prospect of conflict erupting closer to home in the South China Sea is a grim one to ponder.A blockade of Taiwan by China, or an outright invasion, could draw in the United States and trigger a war that makes those currently under way elsewhere in the world look like minor skirmishes in comparison.It would disrupt our supply chains, massively curtail trade and maybe even see our ill-equipped armed forces play some peripheral role in supporting our allies in military operations.Some analysts suggest China...

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