Kirkus gives a “star”to Battlefield Cyber

I’m delighted to report that Kirkus Review, a publishing industry powerhouse, has given a starred review to Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia Are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security. One of the most coveted designations in the book industry, Kirkus says its star “marks books of exceptional merit.” The key takeaway line is this: “A disturbing, […]…

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America’s Software Crisis

This article, adapted from our new book Battlefield Cyber (pre-order here), has just appeared in Force Distance Times, a unique magazine and website oriented to the people who make things happen in American industry and technology. The U.S. software meltdown helps explain why China and Russia have been able to deeply penetrate thousands of American […]…

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In the great information war between democracies and dictatorships, whose side is Elon Musk on?

It appears he is favoring the dictatorships, according to two reports from the Associated Press. First, Dake Kang at the AP in Beijing reports this on Twitter: “Investigative ex-CCTV journalist Wang Zhi’an’s twitter account has been locked, for unclear reasons. Astonishing squelching of a independent, influential voice in the Chinese language media ecosystem. Wang Zhi’an […]…

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Staggering: The Chinese Government Uses Twitter to Defend TikTok

News that Chinese goverment officials and state-backed media have taken to Twitter in the United States to defeat governmental and legislative efforts to ban TikTok is just stunning. It proves several things: –The Chinese government recognizes that TikTok is a strategic weapon and must be defended. The arguments that TikTok is not controlled by ByteDance […]…

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