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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption
You will probably only find it in a second-hand bookstore (I found mine in Ottawa), or you can wait a month and maybe Amazon will be able to find a paperback version for you, but a great book on a fantastic intelligence success is The Double-Cross System by Sir J.C. Masterman. The short version: British…
Pesky details courtesy of Captain’s Quarters: I think that we have known of a handful of recovered chemical-weapons shells, but not 500. That number has more significance. An artillery company could have laid down a very effective attack on an enemy position, quickly killing or disabling them in a manner outlawed for decades. Of course,…
First, in light of recent events and because I am a good steward of the virtual planet, allow me to recycle this post as well as this one. Second, and at the risk of beating a dead horse, could we please stop with rating from privacy advocates about how government investigation into large pools of…
A former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst has pleaded guilty to illegally holding classified documents and admitted in a plea agreement to passing “top secret” information to Chinese intelligence officials. Ronald N. Montaperto, the former analyst who held a security clearance as a China specialist at a U.S. Pacific Command research center until 2004, pleaded guilty…
Consider: Seven radical (black) Muslims arrested in Miami Mid-2005 Population of black men between 20-39 in US prisons: ~ 500,000 (DOJ BJS) In 2004, # Muslim men in just federal facilities ~9,000 (DOJ OIG) % of Muslims in federal facilities who declare affiliation with Sunni or Nation of Islam: 85 All elephants are gray, but…
That’s what we can call subsequent terrorist attacks. Don’t I mean intelligence failure? No, because by all accounts intel is doing everything it can to keep us safe without imposing the “papers please” environment fear-mongers would have you believe we are marching towards. By its own admission there is nothing wrong or illegal about the…
The mailbag fills up early today: When are you neocons going to give up? 500 shells is not a WMD program! They are so old they probably wouldn’t even work! Even your own president doesn’t care! Dude, easy on the exclamation points . . . If your reading comprehension skills were up to snuff you’d…
. . . on NK launch / no launch / shoot-down options at GroupIntel Forums: http://groupintel.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9901014161/m/7341046191
Monograph really. Judge Posner’s Remaking Domestic Intelligence. An excellent treatment of the subject. If it isn’t on Charlie Allen’s bookshelf it should be.
In a striking departure from the hush-hush culture of intelligence community IT, the CIO’s office for the Director of National Intelligence is running an open online forum about certification and accreditation issues, as well as other technology matters. It might not seem like it, but this is very, very important. It is probably the most…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Informing your decisions with actionable intelligence
Informing your decisions with actionable intelligence