CISA’s Pilot Ransomware Warning System and Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative

It has been one year since the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) was signed into law - and only a couple of weeks since the release of the 2023 National ...

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Executive Order Bans U.S. Government Use of Commercial Spyware

On March 27th, the White House released an Executive Order on Prohibition on Use by the United States Government of Commercial Spyware that Poses Risks to National Security, "which has been in development for months, ...

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A Complete Guide to The Pegasus Project, the NSO Group, and the Commercial Spyware Marketplace

While the recent EO ban on commercial spyware use within the USG included a list of previous directives and legislative activity that lead to the issuance of the EO, the real back story is found ...

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A Discussion of Exponential Growth and the Metaverse with QWERX COO and OODA Network Member Randall Fort 

Randall Fort is a seasoned security, intelligence, and technology leader known for his grasp of enterprise mission needs – and his ability to track the rapidly advancing capabilities of technology to meet those needs. His ...

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The OODA Network on the Silicon Valley Bank Failure and the Road Ahead

A Chatham House Rules discussion of the recent Silicon Valley Bank failure and what lies ahead from the March OODA Network Member Call.

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The Pentagon is Strategically Positioned to Address SVB Bank Failure and Tech Startup Innovation

https://youtu.be/zNeSoU0f5fI The "Why and How" of the DoD Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) We are sensitive to the time management constraints of our members and readers, but if your organization has a stake in the evolving national ...

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Another Daunting Dispatch from the Ministry of the Future: ConocoPhillips’ Project Willow Will Freeze Melting Artic

The signal from the future featured in this post, at least for this writer, is a definitive data point about the accelerated onslaught of the climate crisis.  More so than any of the information contained ...

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March 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting Tackled Strategy (Mis)Informing Regulation, Systemic Failure, and the Emergence of New Risks

OODA hosts a monthly video call to help members optimize opportunities and reduce risk to discuss items of common interest to our membership. These highly collaborative sessions are always a great way for our members ...

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After Meeting in Moscow, Will Xi and Putin Combine “IT Armies” and ICT-driven Hybrid Warfare Efforts Against the West?

This week, the Washington Post reports that China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladamir Putin ended their three-day meeting in Moscow as signatories of "two agreements, one affirming their partnership and one setting out plans for ...

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Tik Tok and the Future of American Data Privacy

Starting at 10 AM EST, Wednesday, March 23, 2023: Full Hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce - “TikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms”

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