The opening scene of "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson is a powerful and harrowing depiction of a catastrophic heatwave in India - where temperatures specifically reach critical …
Anatomy of a Cyber-crypto Heist: $22 Million in Crypto Lifted from Blockchain-based Gala Games
We continue to track notable convergences in the Global Gaming Ecosystem - like our recent analysis of North Korea’s ‘Moonstone Sleet’ hacking group using a fake tank game for ransomware attacks. In …
Cybersecurity Regulation Harmonization Need to Be Done Correctly, Not Quickly
In June 2024, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released its report Summary of the 2023 Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Request for Information, a government effort whose …
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Is the Sociotechnical Geopolitical Future – and War? – Converging in the Islands and Territories of the Pacific and Oceania?
One learns to stay open to what John Cage, William Burroughs, and Brion Gysin characterized as "chance operations," integrating the role of chance and serendipity into one's scenario planning …
A Generational Shift: The Global Gaming Ecosystem as Attack Surface and Point of Entry
In the April 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting discussion - The DoD Discord Leak and the Future of Security Measures - there was the realization that" we have this generational shift that is going on …
An Overview of the NIST NVD Backlog Debacle: Cybersecurity Company Brought in on a Five-Year, $125M Contract to Assist
In February 2024, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attributed an increase in volume and structural changes in "interagency support” as the reasons behind a backlog of …
U.S. Gets Praise for Cybersecurity Posture Improvement but Where’s Data Privacy?
A recent report on the Cybersecurity Posture of the United States examined U.S. efforts to improve its overall cybersecurity, assessing its progress in aligning to the goals set by the 2023 National …
The OODA Network on New AI-based Threats and Issues for the U.S. Cognitive Infrastructure, Internet Safety and Wellness for Kids
Following the initial discussion at the April 2024 OODA Network Monthly Meeting of Domain-Specific Large Language Model Development and Use Cases, and the follow-up discussion on Exponential …
The Cyber Arms Race Gives Way to AI Weaponization
Recently, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) signed a new agreement that set forth budgets, roles, and governance to facilitate research and …
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Global Turbulence: Rethinking Business Strategies in an Era of Unrest
The world is a more dangerous, chaotic and complicated place than it has ever been. Your corporate strategy and defensive posture needs to reflect that. I’ve professionally tracked geopolitical …
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