China beefs up cyber defences with centralised threat database

China said it will create a national data repository for information on cyber attacks. — Reuters

BEIJING: China said on Sept 13 that it will create a national data repository for information on cyber attacks and require telecom firms, internet companies and domain name providers to report threats to it.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said companies and telcos as well as government bodies must share information on incidents including Trojan malware, hardware vulnerabilities, and content linked to "malicious" IP addresses to the new platform.