About: William Holstein

Wired is reporting on a study establishing that the Chinese government demands that American technology companies operating in China inform the government of any newly discovered software vulnerabilities–before it tells its own customers. It appears that those vulnerabilities are then put into a database that can be accessed by Chinese hacking agencies. No wonder America’s […]…

We have a raging crisis in our information technology. Our systems have been deeply penetrated and China’s presence has become persistent. They are inside the gates. Here’s my latest commentary with GaryBerman of the CyberHeroes show…

The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting on economic distress in some pockets of the Chinese economy. One of the core reasons for that distress is that President Xi Jinping is ideologically a Marxist-Leninist. He does not believe in private enterprise or consumer spending. In his view, the state, guided by the […]…

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is making a big deal about taking down a Chinese propaganda drive on social media, seen here. But it doesn’t explain why it took so long to discover such a massive disinformation effort or why its platforms could be so easily manipulated. This reminds me of Microsoft’s […]…