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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Analysis

For the First Time, DEFCON 2023 “Hack-A-Sat” Includes a Real-time Cubesat Orbiting Space

At DEFCON 2023, “the U.S. military will stage a contest in which competing teams of white-hat hackers will, for the first time ever, try to penetrate and take over computer systems on a satellite actually in orbit. It took four years, but “this year, we are in space for real,” said Steve Colenzo, Technology Transfer…
The OODA Network on the IC, OSINT, the ODNI and Commercially Available Information (CAI)

This is an extension of the initial post from the June 2023 OODA Network Member meeting, with a discussion from the meeting of open-source Intelligence and commercially available Information (CAI).
New Hacking Group Takes Down Russian Telecom Satellite in Support of Prigozhin’s Wagner Group

Last weekend, the primary risk awareness variable we encouraged our readership to track based on the recent events in Russia was the following: “The information threat vectors and cyber attack surface have been expanded: Be on the lookout for how recent events have ginned up the tactical and strategic activity of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)…
CISO receives Wells Notice From The SEC: What corporate directors should know and do

SolarWinds, the enterprise technology company made famous after suffering a nation state directed cyber attack in 2020, has been served notice by the SEC that further action is coming. Not only did they receive their own Wells Notice in October, but now two individuals, their CFO and CISO, have as well. This is the first…
Russian Cyber War: An Elite Russian Hacker Spells Out His Vision for “Information Confrontation in World Politics”

Editor’s note: This post by Dr. Bilyana Lilly provides insights into an aspect of Russia’s information warfare activities. Dr. Lilly, part of the OODA Network, is the author of the book Russian Information Warfare: Assault on Democracies in the Cyber Wild West and a frequent contributor to our network membership meetings (see this summary). Hakan…
It is Time to Declare War on Spoofers

The time has come for the United States to mount a major effort to address the finding in last week’s OODA Loop: a new analysis from the FTC showed that bogus bank fraud warnings were the most common form of text message scam reported to the agency and that many of the most common text…
US State Department Puts $10M Bounty on Clop Ransomware Gang Responsible for the Ongoing MOVEit Zero-day Vulnerability Rampage

A quick, anecdotal thumbnail sketch on the cybersecurity threat vectors for 2023: the APT and zero-day activity feel particularly ferocious right now. As a result, on June 1, 2023, we generated a quick, general update on Federal Deadlines for Updates to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities and Zero-days Patches in an effort to wrap our brains around…
Will the New DoJ National Security Cyber Section Bite or Just Bark?

Will the New DoJ’s New National Security Cyber Section Bite or Just Bark? On June 20, 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced a new National Security Cyber Section within its National Security Division. According to the U.S. assistant attorney general, the purpose of the section is to “increase the scale and speed” of DoJ’s disruption and prosecution of…
Real DoD Traction on Rapid Acquisition, Overhauling Procurement and Commercial Tech Innovation – Including $1B for the Defense Innovation Unit

As recently as a couple of weeks ago, we described recent statements by an official in the DoD Chief Information Office (CIO) – about the potential for a “faster, secure pipeline” for commercial SMBs trying to innovate on behalf of the DoD – as the rare DoD signal of an awareness of the challenges faced…
Tuesday, June 27th – 1 PM EST – (Now Available On-demand): A Webinar on the New National Cybersecurity Strategy and Critical Infrastructure Protection w/ OODA CTO Bob Gourley

Join this webinar to learn about the five (5) pillars surrounding the implementation of this vital new initiative, what is really important, and how to get started. This is a must-attend for anyone who is working toward a more secure operating environment for government agencies and the constituents they serve.

OODAcasts

Cyber, Intelligence

Charity Wright on China’s Digital Colonialism

January 28, 2022

Charity Wright is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with over 15 years of experience at the US Army and the National Security Agency, where she translated Mandarin Chinese. Charity now specializes in dark web cyber threat intelligence, counter-disinformation, and strategic intelligence at Recorded Future. Her analysis has provided deep insights into a variety of incidents,…
Authors

Jan Chipchase on Field Research for Actionable Insights

January 21, 2022

Jan Chipchase is the founder and director of Studio D Radiodurans, a research, design and innovation consultancy. He specializes in identifying nuanced patterns of human behavior. The insight it generates informs and inspires design, strategy, brand and public policy. Jan describes his work in design anthropology in terms of a satellite launched into space that…
Tech

Ben Dubow on Detecting and Countering Malign Influence Operations

January 7, 2022

Ben Dubow is CTO and founder of Omelas, a firm that provides data and analysis on how nations manipulate the web to achieve their geopolitical goals. He has a background in research on Russian and Chinese online information operations and is a recognized expert, having appeared on international media including Reuters, Bloomberg and Roll Call.…
Tech

Jahon Jamali On Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Coming Metaverse

December 3, 2021

Jahon Jamali is a leading expert on emerging technologies, global risk management and international relations. He began his career as a U.S. Intelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He also has extensive experience in the high tech community creating and growing startups through to successful exits. All this makes him an even more credible…
Tech

Maury Rogow: Every Corporation Will Have A Metaverse Strategy

November 12, 2021

Maury Rogow builds a solid case that your brand will live or die based on the story you tell in the metaverse. Maury is a pioneer in applying the art of storytelling to convey the value of technology in the Internet age. He built a successful approach to storytelling that made direct contributions to the…
Tech

Alan Cohen of DCVC on Investing in Deep Tech For Humanity

October 22, 2021

Alan Cohen is a partner at DCVC, a highly regarded venture capital firm who pioneered the concept of investing in Deep Tech. He has helped lead and grow some of the most influential enterprise IT companies in the world. We talk tech with Alan, and he is the perfect guy to examine some of the…
Intelligence

Digital Self Sovereignty and Avoiding the Long Night with John Robb

October 7, 2021

John is one of the most disruptive thinkers of our time and is capable of drilling down on critical issues like security, society, and technology with deep authority and insights. In this conversation we cover a lot of topics, including John’s concept of OODA Shear, data and digital self sovereignty, Afghanistan, AI, Bitcoin, and the…
Intelligence

Inman’s Rules: The Enduring Principles of Operational Intelligence

September 24, 2021

Admiral Bobby Ray Inman retired from the US Navy in 1982. But his influence endures. His principles, which he codified into a list still exchanged among intelligence community leaders today, is now known as Inman’s Rules. In this OODAcast interview of Admiral Inman we review these rules, seeking insights into how they can be applied to…
Cyber, Intelligence

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

September 10, 2021

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…
Cyber, Intelligence, Tech

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

August 27, 2021

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…