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The making of China’s digital power: from patriotic hackers to cyber capability
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Total length of the course: 1-2 hours
China’s vast cyber capability grew from the ground up, shaped by patriotic hacker groups, grassroots talent, and a gradual process of institutional absorption that few outsiders have mapped in detail. In this course, trace that story from China’s earliest online communities and the Red Hacker groups of the 1990s through to the sophisticated, state-integrated ecosystem of today. The course explores how talent is spotted, developed, and funnelled through hacking competitions, bug bounty programs, vulnerability pipelines, and private contractors into the service of state-sponsored operations.
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Origins and evolution of China's hacker ecosystem
Introduction
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China goes online
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Cyber patriotic wars
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Most prominent red hacker groups
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Hacker communities hierarchy and demographics
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Motivations of Chinese hackers
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Talent development
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Offensive tooling development and vulnerability research
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Talent spotting and assessment (1990s-2000s)
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Red 40
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Hacktivists turned professionals
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Where are they now and the new school ecosystem
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Institutionalisation and operationalisation of cyber capability
Introduction
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Training grounds: hacking contests and CTF contests
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Training grounds: cyber ranges
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Bug hunting: exploit contests
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Bug hunting: bounties
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Cyber operations ecosystem: I-Soon leaks
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Cyber operations ecosystem: weaponising software vulnerabilities
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Cyber operations ecosystem: front companies vs real businesses
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Ecosystem today
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