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  • Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Resources for the Crisis Management Team

    The Russian aggression against Ukraine will have impacts far beyond the region. All companies and all government organizations (including those at local and state levels) should evaluate the potential impact of these hostilities on operations. Those organizations that have a formal Crisis Management Plan should activate it if it has not been done already. OODA…

  • What The C-Suite Needs To Know About The Threat To Space Based Systems (and what to do about it)

    OODA recently updated the analysis below on threats to space based assets (with a focus on what the C-Suite needs to know) because of tensions with Russia and continued testing of satellite destruction capabilities the most recent of which (Nov 2021) caused significant increases in dangerous space debris.  We recommend this be read in conjunction…

  • Covid-19, Future Pandemics and Managing the Exponential Risk of Infectious Disease

    There are two books that many people have returned to read or discovered during the pandemic which–taken together–have been pretty good source material for decision-making around the pandemic. The analysis of lessons learned in this post is an effort to shift gears in our analysis of the future of this pandemic and the threat of…

  • Is Bitcoin a National Security Risk?

    How might Bitcoin be framed as a national security risk?  As national security technologists, here is our take on where the government is likely concerned.

  • The Future of DeFi and Crypto Lending: BlockFi’s $100M Settlement with the SEC

    An equal and opposite reaction to the recent onslaught of cybersecurity incidents directed at the Crypto and DeFi marketplace (itemized in our recently released Web3 Cyber Incident Database) are regulatory or market mechanisms designed to enhance the trust relationship between end-users, federal regulators, and the crypto platforms during this evolutionary phase of the Web3 innovation…

  • Will China Replicate Russia’s Cyber Offensives in a Taiwan Reunification?

    The current situation in the Ukraine has garnered the world’s attention with stakeholders watching attentively as the crisis unfolds. Such regional hotspots have the potential of spilling over into neighboring countries and pulling in governments from all over the world in some capacity. The threat of armed conflict escalating into a major global engagement is…

  • A Warning for the U.S. Chip Industry: Russian Retaliation Could Hit Supply of Key Materials

    Russia may retaliate against the U.S. threat of trade sanctions and export curbs by blocking access to key materials like neon and palladium. Ukraine supplies over 90% of U.S. semiconductor-grade neon. This type of supply chain-based retaliation has become a priority concern for the White House, which is encouraging a broad diversification of the supply…

  • More Details Emerge: REvil Gang Arrestee Tied to 2021 Colonial Pipeline Attack; Ukrainian Data Wiping Attack a False Flag Operation

    A month ago, we provided an analyst of two incidents in the Ukrainian conflict that occurred on the same day (Friday, January 14th):  the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) takedown of the REvil Ransomware Gang and a major cyberattack on Ukrainian government websites.  At the time, these events felt neither coincidental nor unrelated. The following…

  • The FBI Cyber Division, NSA, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and the UK’s NCSC Issue Joint CSA on Global Ransomware Activity

    As always, we use discretion in our curation and posting of US-CERT announcements.  But we always prioritize Joint CSAs from the Five Eyes or domestic U.S. joint intelligence collaborations.  The larger efforts only put out a Joint CSA if they really want to surface the issues at hand as soon as possible and really encourage…

  • The New DoD University Consortium for Cybersecurity (UC2)

    This post is an effort to follow up on a conversation from The December 2021 OODA Network Member Meeting regarding “The Security Community:  Communication Style, Public Relations, Outreach Efforts, and Workforce Skills” (which came up when discussing responses to the Log4Shell threat and pro bono efforts by OODA Network members).  We are not sure about…


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  • OODAcon 2025

    OODAcon 2025

    We are in the planning stages of OODAcon 2025, which will be held 29 October 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Reston. For an overview of last year’s OODAcon see: OODAcon 2024 Welcome to OODAcon 2025

  • OODAcon 2023

    OODAcon 2023

    OODAcon 2023 October 25th – Reston, VA The anticipation of disruptive technologies has allure for those of us trying to develop informed strategies about the future, but what if those disruptive technologies already exist today? Our theme for this year’s OODAcon is FUTURE NOW as we focus on the technologies, ideas, and risks that exist right now…

  • OODAcon 2024

    OODAcon 2024

    The conference will feature an impressive lineup of speakers—pioneers who are steering the direction of their respective fields towards a unified vision of the future. OODAcon 2024 is your arena to witness, participate, and contribute to the dialogue that drives innovation forward. Join us in hacking the future, together, as we navigate the complexities of…