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Friday, July 11th 2025 Edition

Over the next five weeks, The Daily Raptor will deliver an unprecedented deep dive into the most pressing national security threat facing American infrastructure today: China’s systematic preparation for cyber warfare against the West—specifically, the United States.

This isn’t theoretical. It’s happening now—in your networks (or your customers’)—targeting mission-critical systems. Every customer advocate, relationship/cyber-sales manager, cybersecurity leader, SecOps leader, sales engineer, and technology decision-maker needs to understand not just the what, but the why, how, and most importantly, when.

Each week, we’ll move from macro-strategic level of understanding to tactical preparation, delivering the kind of intelligence briefing your board, E-Staff, or agency head needs—and the action plan their organization demands.

Not long ago, hackers linked to China’s military probed systems that operate Texas’s independent power grid. They didn’t break in—but they mapped the networks, tested the defenses, and confirmed they could find their targets.

This wasn’t espionage.
This was preparation.

Every generation faces a moment when threats once dismissed as theoretical become real, personal, and unavoidable. We are in that moment.

Over the past decade, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has evolved from a digital espionage nuisance into a strategic cyber adversary—one with ambitions to reshape the global order without firing a traditional shot.

Yes, this is a national security issue. But for those of us in cybersecurity, it’s immediate. It’s embedded in our roles and responsibilities. It’s in your quarterly risk assessment. It’s the reason your CISO can’t sleep. It’s why your customers are asking harder questions about supply chain integrity—and why your compliance frameworks suddenly feel inadequate.

The battlefront isn’t “over there.” It’s here—in our pipelines, cloud workloads, telecom hubs, trading systems, and power grids. Pre-positioned. Undeniable. Invisible. Persistent.

This five-part series explores the why, how, and what’s next—with strategic relevance for cyber operators, practitioners, and leaders, while remaining accessible and readable for customer-facing cybersecurity sales professionals who advocate for security and resilience across the industry.

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China’s cyber warfare posture is inseparable from its broader strategic goal: to complete what President Xi Jinping calls the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” by 2049—the centennial of the PRC’s founding.

That vision includes:

The PLA’s 2027 modernization deadline signals an inflection point: China intends to have the military and cyber capabilities to take Taiwan—and simultaneously neutralize U.S. military, economic, and societal response options.
That includes crippling U.S. critical infrastructure before missiles ever fly.

This isn’t just one entity—it’s a state-orchestrated ecosystem involving military, intelligence, and commercial players:

This ecosystem doesn’t just steal.
It pre-positions malware and gains persistent access to U.S. infrastructure with the explicit goal of disabling it during a geopolitical crisis—especially one involving Taiwan.

The operational window isn’t approaching—we’re already inside it:

Waiting is no longer an option.
Every critical system we rely on—energy, telecom, finance, transportation, water—has already been probed and, in some cases, compromised.

This series draws from declassified intelligence assessments, industry threat reports, interviews with former intelligence officials and current cybersecurity leaders, academic research, and other credible sources that inform our analysis.

This isn’t about fear—it’s about preparation.

Over the next five parts, you’ll receive the intel, context, and playbook to brief your board, protect your infrastructure, and maintain operational resilience when digital conflict escalates from theoretical to kinetic. So, make sure to sign up at dailyraptor.com

Because this isn’t just a fight for uptime.
It’s a fight for societal stability, economic continuity, and the credibility of the free world’s digital infrastructure.

Have a great weekend, Raptor Community!
Stay sharp. Stay curious. Stay safe.

The DR Team
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