As we have mentioned a few times here at OODA Loop, we are very discerning in our amplification of US-CERT e-mail notifications. Emergency Directives and Joint Cybersecurity Advisories (CSAs) are the exceptions. The Joint CSA released today by CISA, the FBI, and the NSA is very much aligned with our coverage of the current tension…
An up-to-the-minute summary of major Log4Shell incidents and mitigation activities – as reported by governmental agencies from around the world since the inception of the threat in December 2021.
Many OODA Loop members have had their nose to the grindstone right through the holiday season attending to the potential impacts of the Log4j and Log4Shell vulnerabilities within their organization. Following is a ‘big picture’ update of CISA press releases, global incidents, and impacts for your review when you come up for air and need…
What is Web 3.0? This post provides some background. Early signs are that Web 3..0 has the promise, the tools, the cultural and architectural elements to reverse some of the more negative impacts of Web 2.0 build. We ask for your feedback and ideas.
The OODA Loop News Brief Team surfaced a story earlier today – “Fire at vital tech factory could worsen global computer chip shortage” – which we thought was important enough to provide further in-depth analysis. A very specific insight from our recent OODA Network Stratigame – “Global Computer Chip Supply Chain Disruption” – was the…
A recent article suggests that legitimate businesses have lost the fight against cyber-crime, applied defensives and cyber security strategies have ultimately failed to secure networks, and prevent the loss of sensitive information. The piece goes on to suggest that, while organizations would focus on the attack to improve remediation, hostile actors sought to develop their…
Cybersecurity M&A activity got off to a big start yesterday in the cloud-based and enterprise security subsector. Google Cloud announced the $500 million acquisition of Israeli-based Siemplify, a startup that specializes in security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) services. Back in 2019, Recorded Future was the megadeal of the year when it was acquired in…
Last year, we offered an analysis of the DARPA track record of success with semiconductor innovation in collaboration with academia and the private sector, having seeded the field of neuromorphic computing from 2008-2014. This track record of public/private collaboration continues, as DARPA recently announced it has joined a “public-private partnership to address challenges facing microelectronics…
In 2019, in what now reads like a strikingly prescient premonition, OODA CTO Bob Gourley penned a two-part series on the neglect of our national Cognitive Infrastructure, which includes the mental capacities of our citizens and the decision-making ability of people, organizations, and our government. It also includes the information channels used to feed our…
In June of last year, Cox Media Group (CMG) IT systems and live streams were the targets of a ransomware attack. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has attributed the attack to an Iranian threat actor, codenamed DEV-0270, a group linked to multiple intrusions of US companies. The attack is part of larger trends in Iranian…
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”.