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  • The Power of Resilience

    Jen Easterly, Director Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Victor Zhora, Deputy Chairman and Chief Digital Transformation Officer of the Ukrainian State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection, appeared together on the Black Hat USA 2023 stage and released the following statement (an excerpt of which can be found here).

  • Can International Cyber Cooperation Be Perceived as an Avenue for Cyber Hegemony?

    As things stall in the United Nations on all things cyber, the United States has been actively engaged in strengthening cyber cooperation with key individual states, as well as regional blocs, in an effort to share information, collaborate, and address state and nonstate actor threats.  From a law enforcement perspective, these joint activities have proven effective…

  • DoD CDAO’s “Task Force Lima” to Explore Responsible Fielding of Generative AI Capabilities

    Last week, “the Department of Defense (DoD) announced the establishment of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) task force, an initiative that reflects the DoD’s commitment to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in a responsible and strategic manner. Led by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), Task Force Lima will assess, synchronize, and…

  • Dr. Craig Martell @DEFCON31: “I am here today because I need hackers everywhere to tell us how this stuff breaks”

    The announcement of Task Force Lima was scheduled as part of the CDAO’s presence at DEFCON31 last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Dr. Craig Martell, chief digital and AI officer at the U.S. Defense Department (DoD), took the stage last Friday at DEFCON31 to introduce the con attendees to Task Force Lima – and share…

  • At DEFCON31, CISA’s Easterly Once Again Offered a “Stark Warning”

     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly continued what now seems to be a prolonged messaging campaign: a stark “Black Swan/Gray Rhino” warning of the inevitably of crippling cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. 

  • “The Taiwan Scenario” and Cyberattacks on Civilian Critical Infrastructures

    James A. Lewis is the Dirctor of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. He recently penned a white paper which aligns with the concerns expressed by CISA Director Jen Easterly in her “Stark Warning” about the high probability of, lack of preparation for and severe impact…

  • Thank You to Old Friends and New Alike

    Thank you to everyone who attended our co-sponsored social gatherings, came out to support us at various panels and competitions – and for the opportunites to reconnect and connect for the first time in Las Vegas. See you ar DEFCON32 and Black Hat USA 2024 – same time next year.

  • DEFCON31 Virtual Access Resources

    Streaming, Discord Server, Social Media and FAQs

  • OODA CTO Bob Gourley and XR Village Exec. Dir. Starr Brown on the History of XR (DEFCON31 Onsite, Saturday at 3 pm PST)

    Saturday, August 12th 

  • PAST EVENT: Hack-A-Sat 4 Closing Events (DEFCON31 Onsite, Sunday)

    Sunday, August 13th Hack-A-Sat 4 Awards CeremonyHack-A-Sat 4 Team Hacking Satellites: Houston, We Have a ProblemJacob Oakley The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is a big part of Hack-A-Sat 4. Further virtual resources for engaging the event virtuall can he found at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-era-space-cybersecurity-begins-hack-a-sat/ Featured Image Source:  AFRL https://oodaloop.com/archive/2023/07/03/for-the-first-time-defcon-2023-hack-a-sat-includes-a-real-time-cubesat-orbiting-space/


OODAcasts

  • The Man Who Protects Our Secrets: Bob Bigman on Mitigating Enterprise Risks
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    The Man Who Protects Our Secrets: Bob Bigman on Mitigating Enterprise Risks

    Bob Bigman spent a career in the intelligence community. He was the CISO of the CIA where he was tasked with leading efforts to protect the nation’s most sensitive secrets. Since 2012 he has provided direct consulting services to CISOs, CIOs, CTOs and CEOs seeking to reduce risk and improve security programs. Through it all…

  • Randall Fort on The Future of the Metaverse And Its Cybersecurity and Intelligence Implications
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    Randall Fort on The Future of the Metaverse And Its Cybersecurity and Intelligence Implications

    In this OODAcast we glean lessons learned and insights into the future of the Metaverse and its implications from Randall Fort. Fort is a seasoned security, intelligence and technology leader known for his grasp of enterprise mission needs and his ability to track the rapid advancing capabilities of technology to meet those needs. His background…

  • Amr Awadallah On The Biggest Challenges And Opportunities in Enterprise IT Today

    Amr Awadallah On The Biggest Challenges And Opportunities in Enterprise IT Today

    In this OODAcast we examine lessons learned as a startup founder and insights into the future of technology with Amr Awadallah. Amr Awadallah is widely known as a founder of Cloudera. Prior to that he was working on extreme scale data solutions for Yahoo. Most recently he was VP for Developer Relations at Google Cloud.…

  • Sir David Omand on Leveraging How Spies Think In Our Business and Personal Lives
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    Sir David Omand on Leveraging How Spies Think In Our Business and Personal Lives

    Sir David Omand is one of the most respected intelligence professionals in the world and author of the book How Spies Think: Ten lessons in intelligence. His career in intelligence began shortly after graduating from Cambridge in 1969 when he joined the UK’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). He would later become the director of GCHQ.…

  • Jessica Gulick: An accomplished cybersecurity practitioner turned CEO on future focused leadership

    Jessica Gulick: An accomplished cybersecurity practitioner turned CEO on future focused leadership

    Jessica Gulick is widely known for her leadership of the successful growth strategy and marketing firm Katzcy. She is also the Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, a multi-phased cybersecurity program recruiting a US Cyber Team for international competition. She is also the founder of PlayCyber, a new business line promoting cyber games and tournaments.…

  • Lance Mortlock On Scenario Planning to Drive Strategic Decisions

    Lance Mortlock On Scenario Planning to Drive Strategic Decisions

    Lance Mortlock is a Senior EY Strategy Partner. He is author of the book Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for Post Pandemic Future, which explores ways scenario planning can help organizations be more resilient. This is a must-read book for anyone in the Risk Management field. It provides practical advice for strategists, planners, executives and board…

  • Jer Thorp on Living in Data and Creating Better Futures

    Jer Thorp on Living in Data and Creating Better Futures

    Each year, there are one or two books that deeply resonate with me and become sticky in that I’m thinking about the book often, bringing it up in conversations, and sending out unsolicited recommendations for executives and researchers in my network to check it out. Jer Thorp’s “Living in Data: A Citizen’s Guide to a…

  • Tony Tether On Technology Leadership and Lessons Learned From DARPA

    Tony Tether On Technology Leadership and Lessons Learned From DARPA

    Dr. Tony Tether was the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, from 2001 till his retirement in 2009. In this OODAcast we examine some of Dr. Tether’s formative experiences, including a very unique job he held while awaiting entry to Stanford. He was a door to door salesman and while doing that…

  • Cofer Black on Leadership Lessons Learned and Speaking Truth to Power

    Cofer Black on Leadership Lessons Learned and Speaking Truth to Power

    In this OODAcast, we talk with renowned counter-terrorism expert and career clandestine services professional Cofer Black. Cofer is best known for having been the Director of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center on 9/11 and having been part of the intelligence community warning about the near-term threat of terrorism in the United States prior to the attacks.…

  • Gaurav Banga On Mitigating Cyber Threats Through Deep Insight Into Things That Matter Most

    Gaurav Banga On Mitigating Cyber Threats Through Deep Insight Into Things That Matter Most

    Gaurav Banga is the Founder and CEO of Balbix, and serves on the boards of several companies. Before Balbix, Gaurav was the Co-founder & CEO of Bromium and led the company from inception for over 5 years. Earlier in his career, he served in various executive roles at Phoenix Technologies and Intellisync Corporation, and was…

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