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  • It’s 2024. Time to Have Attribution Standards in Cyberspace

    The fact that attribution -especially against states – is even done with any confidence is surprising given that those that attributing both herald the sophistication associated with state actors while at the same time citing their carelessness as one of the reasons that they were able to be identified in the first place. Read more here.

  • Recent Developments in and the Future of the Bioeconomy in 2024

    We have tracked vital recent developments in health security, bioengineering, synthetic biology, biotechnology, and medical technology  – which are compiled here. The future of the U.S. Bioeconomy is crucial to the future of strategic competitive advantage globally – all of which was discussed in a future-forward fashion at OODAcon 2023.

  • Updates and Recommendations from the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee

    Established in June 2021, the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) is comprised of experts on cybersecurity, technology, risk management, privacy, and resilience, who advise the Director on policies and programs related to CISA’s mission.  This post leads with summaries from the most recent CISA CSAC Quarterly Meetings, followed by an archive from all previous CSAC…

  • What the Board Needs to Know About Exponential Disruption, Cybersecurity, Risk Management and Strategy

    Over the course of 2023, we posted a series of post on the issues and risks which Boards of Directors should consider related to emerging technology and cybersecurity. Global polycrises, exponential technological disruption, and unprecedented historical uncertainty aside:  From OpenAI to FTX, the market and the media narrative have proven that fiduciary responsibility and corporate…

  • The DHS Cyber Safety Review Board’s Inaugural Reports

    Since its inception in early 2022,  the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS), Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has generated some interesting outputs, specifically:  reports on the Lapsus Hacking Group and the ongoing challenges created by the Log4j Vulnerability.  Find the details here. 

  • The “Tallinn Mechanism” is Designed to Enhance Civilian Cyber Assistance to Ukraine

    As announced by the State Department at the end of 2023:  “As a result of Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, the Tallinn Mechanism, hereafter referred to as “the Mechanism,” aims to coordinate and facilitate civilian cyber capacity building to help Ukraine uphold its fundamental right to self-defense in cyberspace and address longer-term cyber…

  • The December 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting: What Every American Should Know about China… and Doesn’t

    The final OODA Network Member Meeting of 2023 was held on Friday December 15, 2023. The OODA Network was joined at the meeting by Mike Studeman(Rear Admiral, USN ret) to help the OODA Network members think through developments with China. China is a large and complicated country which makes for a large and complex domain…

  • Critical Infrastructure Remains the Brass Ring for Cyber Attackers in 2024

    Recent reporting reveals that both state and non state cyber actors are actively targeting critical infrastructures with impunity. What does this mean for the future?

  • 2023 Year-end Review: Cybersecurity

    Once again, 2023 was marked by security professionals reacting to threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities of a constant, unrelenting frequency, volume, and scale. Crypto continued its”desctruction destruction” – while many remain bullish on the potential of the underlying blockchain technology.  And new cybersecurity regulatory frameworks emerged as CISA moved from ‘partner’ to ‘regulatory enforcer’ [with] a…

  • 2023 Year-end Review: Federal

    The Federal Government continues to teeter on the brink of constitutional crisis and threats of violence from foreign and domestic actors – while showing really positive signs of innovation and thoughtful regulation and engagement on exponential technologies like quantum science, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology (including ongoing private sector interest and investment in (and the establishment…


OODAcasts

  • Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer
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    Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer

    In this episode of OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Laura Thomas, a deep tech consultant and former CIA officer. Laura discusses her journey from a small town in North Carolina to a career in the CIA, where she served as a case officer. She emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and decision-making under uncertainty, and how…

  • Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

    Allan Friedman is a senior strategist at CISA (the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency) where he coordinates all of their cross-sector activities on the topic of SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials.

  • Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

    Joe Sullivan has been at the forefront of managing security risk in rapidly growing high tech companies over the past 20 years serving as the Chief Security Officer at Facebook from early start-up through the IPO, CSO of Uber and CloudFlare, and as a security leader at eBay/PayPal. Learn what motivates him and some of…

  • Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science
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    Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science

    Joe Tranquillo is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and a provost at the school. He is also and author and speaker with a knack for helping make new and at times complex subjects understandable. In this OODAcast we discuss many aspects of the revolution in biological sciences with Joe including topics like:…

  • MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

    Charles Clancy has successfully led technology efforts in government, industry, academia and continues to lead and innovate in his current position as Senior Vice President and GM of MITRE Labs. He is MITRE’s Chief Futurist. His role in technology leadership and his tracking of tech across multiple domains made for an incredibly insightful OODAcast. We…

  • Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

    Mark McGrath has applied the teachings of John Boyd to a career that began in the Marine Corps, included leadership positions in financial services firms and consulting with businesses with a need to learn to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He co-founded the consultancy AGLX and serves as its Chief Learning…

  • Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

    Serene is a hacker in the truest sense of the word. She’s applied a hacker mindset to learn coding, piano, and blend art and engineering in fascinating ways. You’ll find her collaborating on-stage with Grimes one night and coding censorship resistant technologies the next day. As a self-taught coder she was the first engineer hired…

  • Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

    Andy Bochman is the Senior Grid Strategist-Defender for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate. In this role, Andy provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. Andy is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer…

  • Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

    Spencer Ante is the author or “Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital”, which was on my Top 10 book list for 2022. In fact, I found Doriot’s story so compelling that a portrait of him hangs on the wall at the Hack Factory start-up studio in Reston, VA. Doriot is a…

  • Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk

    Bob Zukis is a man on a mission to improve the ability of corporate America to succeed in a complex digital world, even when under constant cyber attack. Bob is the CEO and founder of the Digital Directors Network, the global pioneer in helping corporate directors advance their understanding of systemic risk. We consider Bob…

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