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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Analysis

OODA Network Interview: Andy Lustig

This post is based on an interview with Andy Lustig at Cooley. 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.
The Global Ungoverned Area

There are places on this planet where good, civilized people simply do not voluntarily go, or willingly stay. What elected governments do in safer and more developed parts of the world are carried out in these areas by despots and militias, often at terrible cost to those who have nowhere else to go and no…
What You Really Need To Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

There is something you really need to know about the State of California. They have optimized around a key function that they do very very well. They know how to collect money from corporations. They know how to collect taxes, and know how to levy large fines and collect on them. The business that owes…
Def Con is the Most Valuable Security Conference of the Year. Here’s Why.

There are literally hundreds of cybersecurity conferences hosted around the world each year and as a result it can be difficult to determine which conferences provided the highest value in the domain. While each of these events bring community value in their own unique way, Def Con is the most valuable event of the year…
Cyber Threat Analysis Report Vol 1, Edition 9

A Forlorn Hope No matter how much you try to spin it, cybersecurity is a cost. You can implement cheap or even free solutions to address a wide range of problems, but there has yet to be a demonstration of security adding real, sustainable value. JPMorgan Chase spends a half-billion dollars on security, but if…
Startup Tech CEO: How do you form a federal channel partner strategy?

This is the next in our series of special reports for OODA members focused on federal business strategies for the Startup CEO (find them all here). This special report focuses on channel partner strategies for high tech firms.
The Wolf is Here: Cyber threats that have been long predicted are coming true on a daily basis

For decades we’ve heard that iCalamity is right around the corner. For decades we’ve largely ignored pleas to try and address computer security issues when they are relatively cheap and easy, before they got too large and complicated to do at all. We have been living a fairy tale life, and absent bold action and…
Your Strategy For This Stage Of The U.S.-China Trade War

What should your business do in response to the current situation between the U.S. and China? The short answer is to stay agile! We provide tips on what do do in this special report. Although trade tensions with China have been brewing for decades, the U.S. began accelerating actions in response in early 2017 and…
Good Cybersecurity is Not Glamorous

One of the more common reasons why most organizations push back on spending for cyber security is the lack of a “return on investment.” All that fancy, shiny cyber-y stuff costs a lot of money without providing a clear benefit that is commensurate with the expenditure. Firewalls are expensive. IDS/IPS are expensive. SIEMs are expensive.…
Cyber Threat Analysis Report Vol 1, Edition 8

We are all targets! This story and many more in the analysis by Mike Tanji in this week’s Cyber Threat Analysis Report.

OODAcasts

Cyber

Adam Shostack on Cybersecurity and What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star Wars

March 17, 2023

Adam Shostack is widely known in the cybersecurity world for his pioneering work on disclosing and discussing computer vulnerabilities (the CVE (common vulnerabilities and exposures) list). He also helped formalize and train leading approaches to threat modeling and wrote the foundational book on the subject (Threat Modeling: Designing for Security). In this OODAcast we seek…
Authors

Sebastian Mallaby on How Venture Capitalists and Hedge Funds Achieve Success

March 3, 2023

Sebastian Mallaby joined the OODAcast for a discussion about the Power Law in venture capital and the rise of the global hedge fund and private equity industries.
Intelligence

Former Head of National Intelligence Council Neil Wiley on Intelligence Analysis

February 10, 2023

Neil Wiley has lead some of the US Intelligence Community’s most important analytical functions. His career in intelligence began as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an operational intelligence center focused on support to critical operational naval missions. He would later serve joint intelligence missions in Europe, would rise to lead all analytical activities at the…
Authors

Michael Gibson Wants to Light the Paper Belt on Fire

February 2, 2023

This OODAcast features a fascinating conversation with Michael Gibson, the author of the book “Paper Belt on Fire” who is also the co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship program and the 1517 Fund, both of which focus on identifying unconventional ideas and individuals that can drive disruptive innovation in technology, arts, and science.
Authors, Tech

Jimmy Soni on Why PayPal Was Successful

January 6, 2023

In this OODAcast, we talk with Jimmy Soni, the author of the book “The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley”. Jimmy takes a deep, historical look at the founding story of PayPal with detailed analysis, interviews, and access that you won’t find in any other telling of the PayPal…
Intelligence

Jen Hoar on Corporate Intelligence and Investigations

November 15, 2022

In this OODAcast we interview one of our close friends and OODA network members, Jen Hoar. Jen is a former journalist-turned-corporate investigator who has leveraged the potent act of asking, and listening, to turn strangers into sources and contacts into clients. Her expertise, which is clearly also her passion, is identifying and interviewing smart people…
Authors, Tech

Joseph Menn on Observations From Tech Journalism

September 30, 2022

Covering technology issues, and specifically cybersecurity as a journalist is a tough endeavor. Some of these technologies are complex as are the security vulnerabilities often inherent in their deployment and making these topics broadly accessible can be a challenge. Many of the underlying issues touch upon national security and civil liberties creating an interesting nexus…
Tech

Lawrence Gasman on Assessing the Business Impact of Quantum Technologies

September 2, 2022

Lawrence Gasman has researched and reported on quantum technologies from the beginning of the discipline of quantum computing. He is now the President of Inside Quantum Technology (IQT), which provides in-depth business intelligence for the quantum technology industry. IQT also runs several major quantum technology conferences as well as a quantum industry news service. On…
Tech

100 Episodes of OODAcast: Providing actionable insights for future risks and opportunities.

August 5, 2022

In 2020, we launched the OODAcast video and podcast series designed to provide insightful analysis and actionable intelligence to decision makers. In this 100th episode, co-hosts Matt Devost and Bob Gourley review some of the key insights from the series. Matt and Bob also discuss a OODA’s recent assessment of risks and opportunities given the…
Authors

David Greenberg on Decision-making in Volatile Markets

June 24, 2022

While the OODA Loop was been heralded in the domain of conflict, we often find the concept in business and there is no greater business analogy to dogfighting that David Greenberg’s experience as a trader on the floor of the world’s largest physical commodities exchange. David’s job required rapid decision making based on constantly changing…