This was a great discussion! You can listen to all of it here. Mike and I explain how China and Russia are exploiting the Internet and social media as well as thousands of our computing systems…
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My latest LinkedIn interview on BattlefieldCyber
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…
Mike McLaughlin’s and my first video podcast on Battlefield Cyber
Meta Takes Down a Chinese Propaganda Effort–but doesn’t explain why it took so long
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 […]…
Library Journal provides a second, positive review of Battlefield Cyber
Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia Are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security by William J. Holstein & Michael McLaughlin Prometheus. Aug. 2023. 304p. ISBN 9781633889019. $28.95. POL SCI Former U.S. Cyber Command Senior Counterintelligence Advisor McLaughlin and veteran international correspondent Holstein (A Grand Strategy) provide a solid overview of the scope and success of the United States’ […]…
