Confronting China’s Expanding Cyber Threats [Threat Vector]

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🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this episode of Threat Vector from our partners at Palo Alto Networks. In this episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton talks with Wendi Whitmore, Chief Security Intelligence Officer at Palo Alto Networks, about the increasing scale of China-linked cyber threats and the vulnerabilities in outdated OT environments. Wendi shares critical insights on how nation-state threats have evolved, why AI must be part of modern defense strategies, and the importance of real-time intelligence sharing. They also dive into scenario planning as a key to resilience. If you want to know how cybersecurity leaders are preparing for the next wave of threats, this episode is a must-listen. From the show: ASEAN Entities in the Spotlight: Chinese APT Group Targeting Preparing for a Secure Paris 2024 Unit 42 Predicts the Year of Disruption and Other Top Threats in 2025 FBI talks about how China is testing AI in cyberattacks Hear more from Wendi Whitmore on Threat Vector: Episode 5: From Nation States to Cybercriminals Join the conversation on our social media channels: Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/⁠ Threat Research:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/LifeatPaloAltoNetworks/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/unit42/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠@paloaltonetworks⁠ Twitter:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PaloAltoNtwks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About Threat Vector Threat Vector by Palo Alto Networks is your premier podcast for security thought leadership. Join us as we explore pressing cybersecurity threats, robust protection strategies, and the latest industry trends. The podcast features in-depth discussions with industry leaders, Palo Alto Networks experts, and customers, providing crucial insights for security decision-makers. Whether you're looking to stay ahead of the curve with innovative solutions or understand the evolving cybersecurity landscape, Threat Vector equips you with the knowledge needed to safeguard your organization. Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks enables your team to prevent successful cyberattacks with an automated approach that delivers consistent security across the cloud, network, and mobile.⁠ ⁠http://paloaltonetworks.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.
0:09.7	I think for threat intelligence trying to be effective, though, is it needs to be contextualized and actionable, and it can't be slow and gated
0:23.6	and working through bureaucratic means in order to get the information shared.
0:27.6	So the reality there is there is still a lot of person-to-person and organization-to-organization
0:32.6	sharing that's going on, but I think that's actually happening in a much more effective level than previously.
0:38.3	The Russia-Ukraine invasion really was a catalyst for a lot of that.
0:42.3	And that's not to say that there wasn't great information sharing going on before, because there was.
0:47.3	But when it actually came time to say, wow, okay, we need, there are people's lives we need to protect here,
0:53.3	I think a lot of those barriers broke down.
1:00.2	Welcome to Threat Vector, the Palo Alto Networks podcast,
1:03.3	where we discuss pressing cybersecurity threats and resilience
1:05.9	and uncover insights into the latest industry trends.
1:09.5	I'm your host, David Moulton, Senior Director of Thought Leadership for Unit 42.
1:19.4	Today I'm speaking with Wendy Whitmore, chief security intelligence officer at Palo Alto Networks.
1:25.3	Wendy brings more than two decades of experience leading incident response and threat intelligence
1:29.6	teams at organizations like Mandia, CrowdStrike, IBMX Force, and Unit 42 for Palo Alto
1:35.3	Networks.
1:36.3	She's an inaugural member of the DHS Cyber Safety Review Board and serves on the Cybersecurity
1:41.3	Advisory Board at Duke University and the University of San Diego.
1:45.9	Wendy is a highly respected voice in national and global cybersecurity strategy,
1:49.7	with extensive experience countering nation-state and AI-driven threats.
1:54.8	Today, we're going to talk about the evolving scale and sophistication of Chinese nation-state cyber threats,
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