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  • The Deep Tech Payload of SpaceX’s Tanager-1

    On Friday, August 16, at 11:56 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched Transporter-11, SpaceX’s 11th dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Tanager-1’s payload included a cubesat built by San Francisco-based company Aethero, the first space-hardened Nvidia AI GPU built into the Aethero device, and Planet’s…

  • What You Need To Know About The New Report On Commission on the National Defense Strategy

    A Congressionally mandated bi-partisan Commission on the National Defense Strategy has provided actionable recommendations pointing to shifts in U.S. strategy: Here is what you need to know.

  • The Crowdstrike Incident – OODA Loop Update #4

    In the spirit of the significance of tracking the global impact of disruptive events and encouraging the sharing of relevant stories for compilation, the following is our latest  tracking of the Crowdstrike Incident since our last update on 7/22 – The Crowdstrike/Microsoft Global IT Outage Debacle: Ongoing Impacts and Recent Updates and the July 2024…

  • Is the United States Pushing China and Russia Tech Collaboration?

    There is little doubt that China and Russia’s relationship will continue to deepen. Here is more context and opinion on what that means.

  • CISA Director Easterly on “Democracy’s Biggest Year: The Fight for Secure Elections Around the World”

    CISA Director Jen Easterly participated in a keynote session at Black Hat USA 2024 to “unpack how international leaders are approaching election security risks to the democratic processes.”   Along with coverage of this keynote panel, we have compiled Director Easterly’s recent communications on the 2024 security threats and security and integrity strategies taken up by…

  • Quantum Reorientation: NIST Announces Three Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

    The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer.

  • “Google is a Monopolist, and…Has Acted…to Maintain its Monopoly”

    The Federal Ruling against Google is finally part of the tipping point, as many have been waiting for a much-needed wave of judicial and legislative activity to begin strengthening the U.S. cognitive infrastructure and cleaning up the information ecosystem. Details of the ruling can be found in this post.

  • The UN Cybercrime Is Treaty Getting Ready for Prime Time

    Recent reporting reveals that the United Nations (UN) will soon hold their final negotiation meeting on its new Cybercrime Treaty.

  • Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections

    Designed as “A Practical Guide for State and Local Governments,”  Addressing the Threat of Political Violence in the 2024 Elections is diagnostic, prescriptive, directive, and immediately actionable.  The report is the result of a workshop convened in the spring of 2024 consisting of a group of senior law enforcement officials, national security analysts, attorneys, legal…

  • DEFCON 32

     DEF CON 32 runs from August 8th through 11th.  Panels, challenges, and events we track annually at DEFCON 32 are included here. 


OODAcasts

  • Expert Practitioner of Analysis Carmen Medina on Mental Models and Cognitive Bias

    Expert Practitioner of Analysis Carmen Medina on Mental Models and Cognitive Bias

    Carmen Medina served 32 years in senior positions at the Central Intelligence Agency, most of which focused on one of the hardest tasks in the community, that of analysis. Carmen rose to lead the strategic assessments group for the agency, then was deputy director of intelligence, the most senior leadership position for analysis at the…

  • Lou Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ, On Reducing Adversary Attack Paths

    Lou Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ, On Reducing Adversary Attack Paths

    Elias (Lou) Manousos is a recognized expert in Internet security and fraud prevention. He has been developing and delivering enterprise protection technologies for more than 15 years. As CEO of RiskIQ, he has spearheaded a new approach that helps Internet, financial services, healthcare, media and consumer packaged goods companies protect their brands from online fraud.…

  • Operational Cybersecurity Leader Cameron Over

    Operational Cybersecurity Leader Cameron Over

    Cameron Over leads the Cyber & Privacy service line at CrossCountry Consulting. Cameron has extensive past performance in cybersecurity, including experience advising organizations with transforming their cybersecurity and privacy programs. Cameron has been in the field of information security since the late 90’s. From mid-high school, she was exposed to early network discovery techniques while…

  • Cybersecurity Icon Phil Reitinger, CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance

    Cybersecurity Icon Phil Reitinger, CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance

    Phil Reitinger has been been a pioneer in cutting edge concepts for reducing risks in cyberspace for years. He was a special assistant US Attorney in the late 1990’s, a time when high end nation state attacks were on the rise and the application of US law to help counter threats was in a nascent…

  • Serial Entrepreneur Henry Harrison, CTO of Garrison, On Disrupting Adversary Attack Paths

    Serial Entrepreneur Henry Harrison, CTO of Garrison, On Disrupting Adversary Attack Paths

    In this episode of the OODAcast, Bob discusses the creative process and technology management approaches of Henry Harrison, CTO of Garrison Computing. Henry is a seasoned technology industry executive and serial entrepreneur who has spent the last ten years focused on cyber security both as an independent consultant and as Technical Director for Cyber Security at…

  • Quantum Security Practitioner Jane Melia of QuintessenceLabs

    Quantum Security Practitioner Jane Melia of QuintessenceLabs

    In this OODAcast we dive deep into topics of Quantum Computing, Quantum Security and best practices for ensuring your data remains safe even after quantum computers can break current asymmetric encryption methods. Our guest, Dr. Jane Melia of QuintessenceLabs, is a practitioner who has spent years helping create and bring to market advanced enterprise technologies.…

  • Former CIA CTO Bob Flores on Accelerating Technology Disruption

    Former CIA CTO Bob Flores on Accelerating Technology Disruption

    OODA CTO Bob Gourley was joined by former CTO of the CIA Bob Flores in a discussion on the state of enterprise technology, resulting in this next in our series designed to provide actionable insights to leaders in business and government. Bob is a member of the OODA Network and was one of the scheduled…

  • Tony Cole On Deception In Cyber Operations

    Tony Cole On Deception In Cyber Operations

    OODA CTO Bob Gourley was joined by Tony Cole of Attivo Networks in an interactive discussion on the state of cybersecurity, with a focus on how deception technologies can be leveraged by organizations of all sizes to mitigate risks. Tony is an icon in the cybersecurity community. He is known both as a practitioner and…

  • Lewis Shepherd on Government Mission Needs

    Lewis Shepherd on Government Mission Needs

    In this second of a two part OODAcast, OODA CTO Bob Gourley was joined by Lewis Shepherd, seasoned federal technology executive and a senior director of technology strategy at VMware for an interactive discussion on the actionable lessons we should all be learning from the current crisis but also how the events of today are…

  • David Bray On Today’s Global Risk Environment

    David Bray On Today’s Global Risk Environment

    This is part two of our series with Dr. David Bray of the Atlantic Council’s Geotech Center. This second of two parts covers questions businesses should be asking about today’s global risk environment and approach to knowing what comes next. The session is full of important advice on how to survive and thrive in and…

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