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  • Renowned Encryption Experts Sound the Alarm on Client-Side Scanning (CSS)

    Public safety and law enforcement officials continue to explore a viable technological solution to their need to lawfully gain access to information on smartphones. The solution currently under consideration, Client-Side Scanning or CSS, grows out of an August 2021 proposal from Apple, Inc. A group of technologists, who for the last 25 years have come…

  • Can Moscow Break Biden’s Full-Court Press Against Russian Cyber Criminal Malfeasance?

    Attacks against supply chain, energy, water, fuel, and food, many of which are believed to have been orchestrated by Russian nationals, have underscored the need for the international community to try to find practical ways to reduce the volume of this activity. The Biden Administration decided to convene a 30-country meeting to discuss this growing…

  • Chet Richards on Applying OODA Loops in Business (Part 2 of 2)

    In August of 2020, Matt Devost and Bob Gourley spoke with Chet Richards, a close associate of the late US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. Richards was there as the concept of the OODA Loop was being developed. Chet is the author of “Certain to Win”, the first book to describe how the OODA Loop…

  • First-Ever U.S. Cyber Team Announced to Compete in Athens at the ICC in June 2022

    2021 is the first year of the US Cyber Games – part of a global competition that will recognize cyber athletes who can work in competitive environments to successfully operate in cyberspace. On October 5, 2021, the first-ever US Cyber Team was announced at the US Cyber Games Draft Day in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Supply Chain Resiliency Critical to Exponential Quantum Computing Innovation and Climate Change Response

    The recently released documentary – Quantum Technology: Our Sustainable Future – is arguably one of the best thirty minutes you will spend pondering the future of technology and the challenges of climate change at the same time. We discovered the film while grappling with the idea of technological innovation grinding to a halt in the…

  • Building Resilient Supply Chains and Semiconductor Manufacturing

    In February 2021, The White House issued an Executive Order on securing America’s supply chains, calling for “an immediate 100-day review across federal agencies to address vulnerabilities in the supply chains of semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging. The final review was delivered in June of 2021. The final report is an exhaustive 250-page document, of…

  • Dan Gerstein and Lance Mortlock on Technology Futures and Scenario Planning

    In August of 2020, Bob Gourley was 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“ In March of 2020, Bob had a conversation with Lance Mortlock, a Senior Ernst and Young (EY) Strategy Partner. He is…

  • U.S. Treasury’s Response to Ransomware Gangs: Punish the Attackers and the Victims

    In late September 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury (DoT) levied sanctions against the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Suex for the laundering of transactions from at least eight ransomware groups. This latest move to “follow the money” is designed to hinder ransomware operations that rely on cryptocurrency to receive payments from victims. Per the Department of…

  • Chet Richards and the Origin Story of The OODA Loop (Part 1 of 2)

    In August of 2020, Matt Devost and Bob Gourley spoke with Chet Richards, a close associate of the late US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. Richards was there as the concept of the OODA Loop was being developed. Chet is the author of “Certain to Win”, the first book to describe how the OODA Loop…

  • China’s Formal Bid for Global Dominance of the Semiconductor Supply Chain

    What is the future of the Global Semiconductor Supply Chain? According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), China has a strategic framework for building a competitive advantage in the semiconductor industry. Implementation measures have also been announced by the Chines government that “encourage U.S. and foreign semiconductor companies to transfer certain technology, intellectual property (IP),…


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