US military expands Pacific cyber hub to counter risks to undersea cable networks

The US military has expanded its cybersecurity presence in Hawaii and set up a regional centre to better detect threats and disruptions to its Pacific communications networks. The new initiatives come amid US accusations of Chinese cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure, including on Guam, and concerns about the security of undersea cables linking the Pacific to the US mainland.

Neither initiative has been explicitly linked to China. Brigadier General Michael Smith, US Pacific...