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  • Top 10 Security, Technology, and Business Books of 2020

    The Top 10 Security, Technology, and Business Books of the year is a list compiled by OODA CEO Matt Devost and is typically one of the most popular posts on the site every year. This year, an eclectic list that takes care to avoid pandemic related topics and features some deep cuts that you won’t…

  • The Air Force Role in Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

    We previously wrote that the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is perhaps the most important program in DoD today. The Air Force plays a particularly important role in developing the JADC2 concept.  They have been designated as the Executive Agent.  That means they will have major input into how the framework is shaped.  Their…

  • Mitigating Cyber Risks: Four real world practitioners exchange views at OODAcon

    This panel at OODAcon brought together pioneering experts with ideas we believe hold the potential to cause order of magnitude improvements in cybersecurity posture. We the ensuing discussion resulted in actionable insights you can put in place in your organization immediately to kickstart your journey in mitigating cyber risk. The panel included discussion on: -…

  • OODAcon Online: Initial Report

    On 18 November 2020 members of the OODA loop community gathered in a virtual event to discuss strategic factors critical to informed decision-making in the current era. Our goal: generate insights that can help leaders better understand markets, tech trends and geopolitical dynamics in a way that enables appropriate action. OODAcon aligned well with the…

  • Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2): Perhaps the most important program in DoD today

    When our founding fathers created the first Army and Navy after the Revolution, they began a long tradition of inter-service rivalry which continues today.  The Department of Defense (DoD) periodically makes a concerted effort to force service branches to play better – together.  Usually that occurs after some great and unfortunate example of disconnected operations.…

  • OODA Network Interview: Blake Bartlett, CEO of Janes

    This post is based on an interview with Blake Bartlett, the CEO at Janes.  It is part of our series of interviews of OODA Network members. Our objective with these interviews is to provide actionable information of interest to the community, including insights that can help with your own career progression. We also really like…

  • Navy’s Digital Twins: Accelerating deployment of new tech in support of operational missions

    The Navy is using “Digital Twins” to help them speed up afloat innovation.  Read how this effort will transform how Navy updates the Fleet. Can a Digital Twin help Navy deploy new technology without pulling the ship into port?  Can a Digital Twin reduce the chance of breaking important mission critical systems?

  • OODAcast: Technology Risk Executive and former NASA CISO and CIO Jerry Davis

    Jerry Davis has spent decades succeeding in hard jobs supporting critically important missions. He is a decorated combat Veteran who served in he US Marines for 11 years including in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He also served in the Central Intelligence Agency in service to world wide missions including leveraging technology in denied areas against…

  • OODA Member Benefit: Michael Sexton’s book on Cyber War and Cyber Peace in the Middle East

    Michael Sexton is the Cyber Program Director at the Middle East Institute. His latest book Cyber War & Cyber Peace in the Middle East: Digital Conflict in the Cradle of Civilization, is an anthology of essays examining flashpoints and developments in conflict in the cyber domain in the Middle East in the past 10 years.…

  • Cardless ATMs Introduce New Account Takeover Fraud and Money Laundering Risks, FBI Says

    A Federal Bureau of Investigation liaison information report exposed in the Blue Leaks hack of sensitive law-enforcement data last July warned the financial services sector about scammers using cardless banking apps to commit account takeover (ATO) fraud and launder money. This also causes new concerns for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts.  Authored last May, the report…


OODAcasts

OODAcons

  • 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…