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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Costa Rica in a State of Emergency: Is Conti Gang Cyber Attack a “Sphere of Influence” Shot Across the Bow?

Since yesterday, on the day when a new president took the helm in Costa Rica, a state of emergency was declared in the country based on the impact cyber-attack by the Russia-affiliated Conti Ransomware Gang. Following is what the journalist trade calls a “tic-toc” of the incident – with a formative analysis of mitigation efforts…
Opinion: DHS Disinformation Governance Board Needs to Be Sunk Before It Gets Out of Dock

In May 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a Disinformation Governance Board, a new internal working group within DHS with the mission of ensuring these protections are “appropriately incorporated across DHS’ disinformation-related work and that rigorous safeguards are in place.” Per a fact sheet released by DHS, this group will…
The U.S. State Department Offers a $10 Million Bounty for Information about Conti Ransomware Gang Members

The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification and/or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Conti ransomware variant transnational organized crime group. In addition, the Department is also offering a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information leading to…
The NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware: A Global Update

Since our expanded coverage in July of last year of Project Pegasus – a cadre of global news organization’s exhaustive investigation of the Pegasus “zero click” surveillance software – there have been many developments related to the spyware – including legal, national security and geopolitical activities pointed directly at the NSO Group (the Israel-based developer…
Open Source “Protestware”: Sabotaging Open-Source Code as a Form of Hacktivism

OODA Loop readers will know more than most the two biggest uses of the term “Open Source.” We frequently write about both. In the context of intelligence, Open Source means information that does not come from classified channels. In terms of software, Open Source means software developed and managed in an open way, generally using…
Tracking The Cryptocurrency Revolution: A guide to OODA Loop Research and Reporting on Bitcoin and Ethereum

It is still very early in the cryptocurrency revolution, but Bitcoin, Ethereum and other related projects have now generated a combined market cap of over $1.6 Trillion Dollars, a signal of heft in this new of the economy. Estimates of the numbers of people using cryptocurrency vary widely, but there could be up to 20%…
Is Your Insider Threat Risk Management Program Ripe for Innovation? Part 2

In Part I of this series, we took a look at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Insider Threat Roadmap 2020 and advanced analytics. Following are two more initiatives that are thinking differently about insider threat program implementation through innovative architectures, collective intelligence, advanced analytics, and the use of publicly available information (PAI). Community-based and partner…
CISA’s First Graphic Novel Series Tackles Greatest Terrorism Threat to U.S.: Misinformation

DHS calls it MDM, “mis- dis- and mal-information,” and according to the Feb. 7th National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin – February 07, 2022 (which is released quarterly), it is the greatest terrorism threat to the U.S. It is time to move away from a pure analysis of the problem and to start testing tools and…
Fine Tuning Your Falsehood Detector: Time to update the models you use to screen for deception, dishonesty, corruption, fraud and falsity

This is part of a series providing insights aimed at corporate strategists seeking competitive advantage through better and more accurate decision-making. The full series is available at our special section on Decision Intelligence. The best business leaders are good at spotting falsehoods. Some joke and say they have a “bullshit detector”, but that humorous description does…
Will Russia Turn to Cybercrime to Offset Stringent Economic Sanctions?

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the conflict has spilled into cyberspace with state and non-state actors taking sides and conducting a variety of disruptive operations. Russia state actors have executed eight new types of malware attacks against Ukraine, impacting government, business, financial institutions, and energy organizations, as well as a U.S. satellite…

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Dan Gerstein of RAND Corporation on The Story of Technology

March 27, 2020

OODA CTO Bob Gourley is joined by technologist and national security expert Dan Gerstein from Rand Corporation. Dan is also the author of the recently released book entitled “The Story of Technology”.

Category: Business

Keyword: China

Rice heats up N. Korean rhetoric

Cruise missile row rocks Ukraine

Musharraf says Pakistan forces nearly hunted down bin Laden

China Passes Anti-Secession Bill Angering Taiwan

Taiwan Plans Massive Protest Against China Law

China promises to improve judicial system

US unease at China’s Taiwan law

Beijing lays down law over Taiwan

China parliament protesters held

China to boost military spending

Author: OODA Analyst

Analysis

Costa Rica in a State of Emergency: Is Conti Gang Cyber Attack a “Sphere of Influence” Shot Across the Bow?

Opinion: DHS Disinformation Governance Board Needs to Be Sunk Before It Gets Out of Dock

The U.S. State Department Offers a $10 Million Bounty for Information about Conti Ransomware Gang Members

The NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware: A Global Update

Open Source “Protestware”: Sabotaging Open-Source Code as a Form of Hacktivism

Tracking The Cryptocurrency Revolution: A guide to OODA Loop Research and Reporting on Bitcoin and Ethereum

Is Your Insider Threat Risk Management Program Ripe for Innovation? Part 2

CISA’s First Graphic Novel Series Tackles Greatest Terrorism Threat to U.S.: Misinformation

Fine Tuning Your Falsehood Detector: Time to update the models you use to screen for deception, dishonesty, corruption, fraud and falsity

Will Russia Turn to Cybercrime to Offset Stringent Economic Sanctions?

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Dan Gerstein of RAND Corporation on The Story of Technology

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