A Cyber Cold War

By Justin Harvey

Justin Harvey is a cyber defense expert who specializes in endpoint detection and response, defense against cyberespionage, incident response and threat intelligence. He is currently managing director and global lead for Accenture Security's Incident Response Practice. Before joining Accenture, Harvey was Chief Security Officer of Fidelis Cybersecurity and the former Vice President at FireEye/Mandiant.

The Cipher Brief spoke with Justin Harvey, CSO of Fidelis Cybersecurity, about the cyber threats posed by both China and Russia. According to Harvey, although last year’s agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping has resulted in a decrease in China’s cyber espionage, “The fight is not over” and China is “always going to be doing cyberespionage.” Further, Harvey voiced concern over Russia’s potential hacking into the DNC and involvement in the U.S. election, saying the “For them to get involved in our democratic process, it’s almost an attack on our sovereignty.”

The Cipher Brief: FireEye recently released a report, which discussed how the cyber agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping last year seems to have resulted in a decrease in Chinese economic espionage in the cyber domain. How do you see patterns of cyberespionage changing moving forward?

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