Presumably because the New York Times reports on the Pentagon's war plans against China, which Musk was apparently briefed on at the Pentagon today.
In a military conflict between the two economic powers USA and China, the first "Line of Contact" would be a digital one: cyber attacks.
And even if only hypothetical scenarios are reported, this will probably already lead to an intensification of the constant mutual cyber attacks. Information is key.
- Cyberark $CYBR
- Palantir Tech $PLTR (+1.5%)
- Check Point Software Technologies $CHKP (+1.99%)
- Crowdstrike $CRWD (+1.78%)
- VeriSign $VRSN (+4.02%)
- Zscaler $ZS (+2%)
- Okta $OKTA (+1.61%)
- Cloudflare $NET (+4.46%)
- Fortinet $FTNT (+1.43%)
- Cisco Systems $CSCO (+1.78%)
- Palo Alto Networks $PANW (+2.28%)
- Akamai Technologies $AKAM (+2.09%)
- BlackBerry $BB (+2.4%)
- NetScout Systems $NTCT (-0.5%)
- CommVault Systems $CVLT (+2.21%)
Sources:
- The Pentagon set up a briefing for Musk on plans for a potential war with China.
- NYTimes Liveblog: Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Rejects Idea of Letting Musk See Secret Plans for War With China
