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CNITSEC
The China Information Technology Security Evaluation Center (; CNITSEC, ) is the Covert operation, cover identity of the 13th Bureau of the Ministry of State Security (China), Ministry of State Security, the information technology component of China's civilian spy agency which houses much of its technical cyber expertise. The bureau manages much of the conduct of Cyber spying, cyberespionage for the agency, and provides aid to the many advanced persistent threats (APTs) run directly by the agency, by its semi-autonomous provincial State Security Departments (SSD) and municipal State Security Bureaus (SSB), and by contractors. In support of provincial state and party leadership, the bureau also runs its own semi-autonomous provincial Information Technology Security Evaluation Centers (ITSEC) in collaboration with provincial counterparts. In the past these ITSECs have been identified collaborating with APTs run by provincial state security units. The bureau also manages the Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese National Vulnerability Database
The China National Vulnerability Database (CNNVD) is one of two national vulnerability databases of the People's Republic of China. It is operated by the China Information Technology Security Evaluation Center (CNITSEC), the 13th Bureau of China's foreign intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (China), Ministry of State Security (MSS). As of September 28, 2020, the database has 117,454 Vulnerability (computing), vulnerabilities cataloged with the first entry dated January 1, 2010. Organization The organization is operated by the China Technology Evaluation Center (, known in English as CNITSEC), which is a subsidiary office of the MSS, making the organization closely linked to the Chinese intelligence apparatus. According to its official website, CNNVD performs "analysis and information communication of security vulnerabilities of information technology products and systems; security risk assessment of information networks and important information systems of part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |