This project is fully operational, but had to start as a rigorous speculative design process – more sci-fi than real world. Until it wasn't. It is representative of the kind of project that will …
The Ukrainian National Cybersecurity Coordination Center on the “First World Cyber War”
The National Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NCCC) is an organization housed within the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and, based on the USAID logo on the front page of some of …
Ripple Labs Wins A Landmark SEC Ruling and Blackrock is Bullish on Cryptocurrency-based Investment Vehicles
AI has crushed cryptocurrency in the recent technology hype cycle, garnering VC and mainstream media attention fast on the heels FTX Sam Bankman-Fried debacle which tarnished the entire …
China’s Gallium and Germanium-based Countermeasures in the Global Chip Supply Chain War
As we highlighted during the G7 Summit in Japan in May 2023, Japan plans to challenge China with rare earth metal extraction from seabed by 2024. Geography and geopolitics matter when it comes to …
“We Have No Moat”: Tracking the Exponential Growth of Open Source LLM Performance (Latency and Throughout)
Like the Unix, Solaris, Irix, AIX Open Source operating systems that became the Linux-led open source operating system and the broader open source software movement (over a 30 to 40 year time period) …
“Big Game Hunting” and Geopolitics are Drivers in a Record Year of Ransomware Extortions
Midway through 2023 - and the scale, volume and frequency of ransomware cyber incidents are setting off alerts left and right in our risk awareness and sensemaking research efforts. In this post, we …
Homeland Security Startup Studio: Converge 2023 – Presenting Companies and Finalists with Keynote Remarks by CISA’s Jen Easterly
The Homeland Security Startup Studio (HSSS) hosted the hybrid Converge event on July 10 from 1-5 p.m. EST. This culminating event of the 2023 cohort showcased the program finalists’ pitches for the …
The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan is Now Available
The release today of the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan is where the rubber meets the road. For many years, OODA CTO Bob Gourley has reviewed and/or had a C-level responsibility …
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Matt Devost and Karl Schroeder Discuss The Future of Exponential Innovation, Socio-Techno Economic Systems and The Deodands Project
We present Part II of the Fireside Chat with Futurist and Author Karl Schroeder on Digital Self-Sovereignty, Blockchain, and AI at OODAcon 2022. Part I of the conversation can be found …
The Silicon Valley Defense Group “NatSec 100”
The SVDG recently introduced the inaugural version of the NatSec100, a "newly developed, annual ranked list of the top venture-funded defense and dual-use startups. It was developed to offer a …
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