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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Author: OODA Analyst

Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Analysis

A Chip Alliance is Proposed by the U.S. as ASML Explores Foreign Expansion and New Market Rival Canon, Inc.

Europe’s most valuable technology company, ASML Holdings, is responsible for the manufacturing of semiconductor machinery. The chip-machinery maker is a shocking stovepipe in the future of the IT supply chain, ranking with the world’s dependence on Taiwanese chip maker TSMC as a troubling risk variable – two potential points of failure (with no redundancies in…
We Have a Privacy Executive Order! Time to See It in Action

In late February 2024, the Biden Administration issued its long-awaited Executive Order to protect the personal data of Americans from foreign threats by restricting access to Americans’ bulk data by “countries of concern,” when such acquisition would “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States.”
A ChatGPT Use Case for the Board of Directors: Corporate Disclosure and Policy Assessments

Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) offer some foundational thinking on how ChatGPT can be applied to corporate disclosures and policies. According to the authors, this “study provides a first look at the potential of ChatGPT to extract managerial expectations and corporate policies. We believe that our findings have important implications for…
RAND Researchers Explore Scenarios for a U.S. Victory in a War with the PRC

Policy researchers from the Rand Corp. ponder the question: “How can the United States prevail in a limited war with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while avoiding catastrophic escalation?” Find their analysis and scenarios here.
An Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, an evolution of its predecessor, is a comprehensive guide designed to assist organizations across various sectors in managing and mitigating cybersecurity risks effectively. This framework, while not prescribing specific actions, offers a taxonomy of high-level cybersecurity outcomes, enabling organizations, regardless of their size, sector, or maturity, to better understand,…
The February 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting Discussion of the Current Geopolitical Terrain

After the annual OODA CEO Matt Devost and OODA Network Members Review the OODA Almanac 2024 – Reorientation at the February 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting – which was held on Friday, February 16, 2024 – the network ended the monthly meeting with a discussion of the current geopolitical “free for all” and potential geopolitical…
How To Properly Cut Your Cybersecurity Budget

Cybersecurity is one of those areas where cost cutting must be done with forethought. Cut the wrong things and it can lead to catastrophic results including government fines, criminal penalties and loss of customer confidence. Cut the right things and key risks can still be mitigated and they can be mitigated more efficiently.
Implementation Plan 2.0 Faces a Crucial Test

According to recent reporting, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) intends to issue an update to the national cybersecurity strategy implementation plan in the coming months.
The Defense Intelligence Agency on the Iranian-backed Drone Power of Russia and the Houthis

Two recently declassified Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reports extensively detail the Iranian-backed drone capabilities fueling the reconfiguration of global warfare into a drone swarm architecture – fueling what John Robb has framed as the future: asymmetric, non-nation-state kinetic capabilities organized into drone swarms enhancing the ability for warfighting capabilities “networked tribes” and “global guerrillas” usurping…
By 2026, Online Content Generated by Non-humans Will Vastly Outnumber Human Generated Content

As an OODAcon 2023 panelist noted: We are fast approaching a “tipping point” – when non-human generated content will vastly outnumber the amount of human generated content. A general quantitative validation has also been floating around: “90% of Online Content will be AI-generated by 2026”. We took the time to validate this quant and flesh…

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Intelligence

Lessons In Leadership, Intelligence Analysis, and Geopolitical Trends From Retired LTG Robert Ashley, former Director of DIA

March 19, 2021

Lieutenant General Robert Ashley, USA (ret) was the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He retired in November 2020 after over 36 years of active-duty service as an intelligence officer. He had previously served as the Army’s lead for all intelligence (the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2), where he was the senior…
Intelligence

Lessons In Leadership From Ellen McCarthy and Her Journey From Junior Analyst To The Most Senior Echelons of the Intelligence Community

March 11, 2021

Ellen McCarthy is a highly accomplished and distinguished executive whose career started as a junior analyst and ended up reaching to the very highest echelons of the US intelligence community. In this OODAcast we explore lessons learned from her journey, capturing insights that can inform actions for those at any stage of a career.
Tech

Blake Bartlett, CEO of Janes, On Leadership and Decision Making In The Modern Age

February 26, 2021

Blake Bartlett is the CEO of Janes, the well known and trusted provider of open source defense intelligence. In this OODAcast we examine lessons learned from Blake’s career and path from a young student with a desire for a career in sports to success in the domain of sales. Blakes walks us through some key…
Authors

Michele Wucker on Identifying and Confronting the Obvious Risks of Gray Rhinos

February 19, 2021

Michele Wucker is specialist in risk management and crisis anticipation and is author of the book “The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore”. While we’ve all become familiar with Taleb’s concept of Black Swans, we must equally become intimately aquatinted with Wucker’s Gray Rhinos as they provide more…
Tech

Vikram Sharma, CEO of Quintessence Labs on Leadership in the Quantum Era

February 12, 2021

Vikram Sharma is the founder and CEO of Canberra Australia based QuintessenceLabs. His company provides solutions based on quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key creation and management at scale. This is an urgent need in this era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, and key to protecting data now and into the future. In this OODAcast we…
Intelligence

Former CIA Officer Rob Richer on the Geopolitical Landscape, Leadership Lessons Learned, and Supporting Decision-makers

February 5, 2021

Rob Richer is a highly regarded advisor to international executives and global government leaders including several heads of state. Rob has a well informed perspective on international risks and opportunities and an ability to analyze and distill observations in a way that is meaningful for your decision making process. In this OODAcast we cover the…
Authors, Tech

Camila Russo on Ethereum and the Future of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

January 29, 2021

This week’s OODAcast features an interview with Camila Russo, the author of the book “The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum”. Camila is also the founder of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) site The Defiant, which tracks developments, emerging trends, and news in the fast moving DeFi space.…
Intelligence, Tech

Will Hurd on Skills For Success In The Modern Age

January 22, 2021

Former Congressman Will Hurd joins us on this episode of OODACast to discuss what he has learned about business and entrepreneurship from a diverse career in the intelligence community, elected office and the private sector. Will has successfully leveraged the skills of a CIA operations officer in a variety of contexts, including the founding of…
Authors, Intelligence

Kathy and Randy Pherson, Authors of Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence

January 15, 2021

Kathy and Randy Pherson are authors of the book Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence. Both had successful careers in the US Intelligence Community. While they were at the CIA they pioneered new methods of risk analysis and analytical methods, and helped bring those methods to widespread adoption in the community. Both are also successful business…
Intelligence

Ric Prado on Intelligence Operations and a Legendary Career in the CIA

January 5, 2021

Ric Prado has been described by CIA leadership as the closest thing to 007 that the United States has ever had. Ric’s life is packed with more adventure and operations than your favorite spy novel series. Coming out of the shadows, this is Ric’s first video interview and covers his career, operational decision-making lessons learned,…

Category: Business

Keyword: China

China is working on a jammer to send missiles after ‘ghost’ fleet of warships

China Agreed to U.S. Tariff Talks but Is Likely to Play Hardball

U.S. Advances Toward China in Hypersonic Weapons Race

Taiwan considering multi-billion dollar arms purchase from US, sources say

Xi Jinping’s Moscow visit highlights China’s strategic vulnerabilities

Donald Trump’s attack on green energy could hurt US in AI race, data centres warn

Japan and China accuse each other of violating airspace near disputed islands

Satellites Show US Aircraft Carrier in Contested Waters Near China

Satellite images reveal Huawei’s advanced chip production line in China

Tariffs stall US humanoid robots push as China dominates rare earth supplies

Author: OODA Analyst

Analysis

A Chip Alliance is Proposed by the U.S. as ASML Explores Foreign Expansion and New Market Rival Canon, Inc.

We Have a Privacy Executive Order! Time to See It in Action

A ChatGPT Use Case for the Board of Directors: Corporate Disclosure and Policy Assessments

RAND Researchers Explore Scenarios for a U.S. Victory in a War with the PRC

An Overview of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

The February 2024 OODA Network Member Meeting Discussion of the Current Geopolitical Terrain

How To Properly Cut Your Cybersecurity Budget

Implementation Plan 2.0 Faces a Crucial Test

The Defense Intelligence Agency on the Iranian-backed Drone Power of Russia and the Houthis

By 2026, Online Content Generated by Non-humans Will Vastly Outnumber Human Generated Content

OODAcasts

Lessons In Leadership, Intelligence Analysis, and Geopolitical Trends From Retired LTG Robert Ashley, former Director of DIA

Lessons In Leadership From Ellen McCarthy and Her Journey From Junior Analyst To The Most Senior Echelons of the Intelligence Community

Blake Bartlett, CEO of Janes, On Leadership and Decision Making In The Modern Age

Michele Wucker on Identifying and Confronting the Obvious Risks of Gray Rhinos

Vikram Sharma, CEO of Quintessence Labs on Leadership in the Quantum Era

Former CIA Officer Rob Richer on the Geopolitical Landscape, Leadership Lessons Learned, and Supporting Decision-makers

Camila Russo on Ethereum and the Future of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Will Hurd on Skills For Success In The Modern Age

Kathy and Randy Pherson, Authors of Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence

Ric Prado on Intelligence Operations and a Legendary Career in the CIA

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