20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Neurocognitive Warfare – includes psychological and biological weapons (including Havana syndrome) / Dual use of AI/5G/cybersecurity security threats

Fortunately, Mr. John Strand, CEO of Strand Consulting, joined the forum from his home in Denmark via Zoom. Unlike Dr. Bennett and Dr. McCreight, Mr. Strand really hones in on cyber-attacks and how criminals are moving from hacking the government to the private sector  –  a  cornerstone  to  the American way and democracy. He first touches on how the entry barrier to create warfare and chaos continues to lessen. Eventually, everything will be connected in one way or another. He cites that an example is 5G; 5G is here to stay and it serves as an accelerator for criminals all over the world to hack into allied systems. Despite his focus on 5G and the cloud, Mr. Strand emphasizes that the hardware of cybersecurity is the blind spot.

Regarding China, Mr. Strand explains that any personal information, either stolen or given to China voluntarily, is accessible by the Chinese Communist Party, as any firm or entity under Chinese rule by law must hand over any or all its information to the Party. This data also helps China with further hacking. Mr. Strand mentions, too, that enemies especially like to wreak havoc upon the USA and allies, through ransomware hacks such as the Norsk Hydro Hack, the Maersk Hack, Oticon Hack, and even the Colonial Pipeline Hack – all attacked and shut down for days.

That being said, Mr. Strand notes the Federal Communications Commission is making strides in putting restrictions on equipment authorizations to other countries and their companies. The USA cannot take chances in the compromise of security.