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The Impact Of Coronavirus on your Markets and Business Strategy

It should go without saying that the number one goal of all of us in this pandemic is preservation of life. There are steps we should all be taking right now to protect ourselves, our families and our communities. We also need to be planning on how to protect our way of life. This special…
You Need to Tighten Your OODA Loop on the Coronavirus/COVID-19

On this 22nd anniversary of Boyd’s death, our adversary is the Coronavirus and it is manifesting itself through predictable models that should be informing our decision process and invoking certain actions. In this particular pandemic, you need to tighten your OODA Loop and make impactful decisions quicker. In fact, you need to make them right…
The 2020 OODA Cybersecurity Watch List

Every year during the RSA season OODA provides an updated list of what we see as the tech firms with the greatest potential to disrupt the cybersecurity market and improve an organization’s ability to manage cyber risk. We base the firms we track in this list off of our own continuous market research and then…
Russia Exploits Global Pandemic for Economic Attacks

The COVID-19 market disruption presents an attractive opportunity for Russia to have a disproportionate impact on U.S. economic strength by engaging in policies that amply existing conditions to further drive panic and algorithmic disfunction.
Sea Services showcase new capabilities at AFCEA WEST

This week, OODA’s Chris Ward attended the annual AFCEA and US Naval Institute Sea Service Conference in San Diego (WEST 2020). The central theme of the conference was around Navy, Marine and Coast Guard readiness for great power competition. In this article she compiles her observations and take-aways from the event.
OODA Network Interview: Mike Steinmetz

Mike’s story is pretty unique: from budding musician to Navy Fighter Jet Pilot to Information Operations and Cyber. “The CISO must understand the lens with which the Board sees risk! Many CISO’s are focused down-and-in, when they should be delegating those efforts to their qualified operations managers and architecture teams. The CISO’s job is to…
Living in the Future

I don’t consider myself a futurist, but thinking about the future has been an essential component of my career and supports a broad range of strategic thinking in the domains of cyber and geopolitical risk, threat intelligence, and business planning. I’ve taken to calling these future brainstorming mental models “living in the future” and the…
OODA Network Interview: Paul Kurtz

While at the White House, Paul witnessed first hand the tragic consequences of poor intelligence sharing: the attacks on September 11th. He’s convinced that this is MUCH harder in the Cyber arena. He created TruSTAR to help enterprises attain a comprehensive view of what’s going on. Read about how he built up to these solutions…
Is Organized Crime Using Ransomware to Take Real World Competitors Offline?

What does the ransomware incidents at GWK Travelex and Gedia Automotive tell us about the evolution of ransomware trends, and the players behind the attacks? Viewed from their individual incident cases it may appear that the only characteristics the businesses share was that they were both vulnerable and both hit by the same group. But…
OODA Special Report: How the Coronavirus will impact your mid to long range strategic planning

We see no reliable sources providing insights that can help organizations plan strategically for how to react to the Coronavirus outbreak. This special report is provided as an aid to kickstarting your corporate efforts in strategic planning around the coronavirus specifically and other potential pandemics more generally.
OODA Network Interview: Brian Dolan

Brian’s AI Startup Studio, Verdant AI, is forging new ground! He vets problems, finds solutions and spins off companies tailor-made for success as he goes. Instead of talking about AI, he’s making AI work in a lot of different capacities! In this OODA Network Expert interview, Brian discusses his career progression and how to realize…
Mexican Cartel Adaptation and Innovation

Adaptation and innovation is a core component of successful organization competition among states and their militaries, businesses and corporations—and as argued here, organized crime groups—especially transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). In order to gain supremacy organizations often introduce new technologies to foster this innovation, yet not all innovation is technological. Indeed, non-state actors are often incubators…
Flaws in the U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process

Last week, the security community was in a flurry around the disclosure of a severe vulnerability (known as CVE-2020-0601) in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Notably, it was because the National Security Agency (NSA) tipped off Microsoft, helping the tech giant patch the flaw instead of exploiting it for national security missions. NSA was praised for…
OODA Network Interview: Nitin Pradhan

When Nitin came to America in the 1980’s, he quickly felt the power of a supportive Government. He has spent his career using technology to create teams to make our Country better including an appointment as the CIO for the Department of Transportation. Read about how Nitin’s passion for digital education has helped him give…
OODA Special Report: Digital Transformation in the Health Care Sector

This OODA special report focuses on the Health Care Sector. It is written both for firms that are in the sector who are seeking competitive advantage and for firms in other sectors that can use this awareness for strategic planning (all our market based special reports are available on our OODA network resources page). With…

Briefs

Cryptocurrency firms sued over ‘$1bn investor fraud’ by New York state

The New York attorney general, Letitia James, on Thursday sued the cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global, and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG), and the Winklevoss twins’ Gemini for allegedly “defrauding” investors of more than $1bn. At the heart of the lawsuit is a program Gemini ran in partnership with Genesis. Dubbed “Gemini Earn”, the…
What Is AI-Backed Robotics, And Why Does It Matter?

Reviewing the decades of academic articles, fiction and nonfiction novels and movie drama scripts, I acknowledge that artificial intelligence and robotic entities have become part of human life. These two cool kids, named broadly “AI” and/or “robot,” have had their existing definitions changed to meet the contemporary period needs of humans. I agree with the…
America needs a grand strategy for outer space

The United States is neglecting the long game. We can’t afford to be bogged down by annual budget fights or distracted by the drama of election cycles. Instead, we must consider the bigger picture. In an era of enduring strategic competition with China, remaining shortsighted and reactive will lead to failure. Of all the areas that…
3 Ways Tomorrow’s AI Will Differ From Today’s Chatbots

After interviewing the makers of ChatGPT earlier this week, I’m left pondering: How exactly would I explain my job to an ancient hunter-gatherer? I’m thinking: “I put words and pictures into a machine that makes a clickety-clack sound and then those words and pictures can be seen by others with clickety-clack machines.” How would you…
US Forces Repel Middle East Attacks as Israel-Hamas War Threatens Spillover

United States forces are facing increased threats, raising concerns that the Israel-Hamas war may spill over across the region. There has been an uptick in attacks on US forces since the conflict in Israel broke out on October 7. Earlier this week, US forces thwarted multiple drones targeting troops. On Wednesday, a drone hit US…
US says China has Significantly Expanded its Nuclear Arsenal

The United States has said China is expanding its arsenal of nuclear weapons even more quickly than expected. It is said they have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads and are likely to double that by 2030. However, that would still be considerably below the US and Russia’s current deployed nuclear arsenal. As well as…
EU-US summit to stress unity amid Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars

US President Joe Biden will host European leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen in the White House at a summit set to deliver a message of unity on conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Friday’s EU-US summit was initially set to focus on testing trade issues. However, the leaders are expected to stress their…
A Thaw Between U.S. and Venezuela Ahead of a Key Vote

Venezuela has released five political prisoners as had some policy shifts. This resulted in the most significant softening of relations between Venezuela and the United States in years. In a matter of days, Venezuela’s authoritarian government has agreed to accept Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and signed an agreement with opposition leaders designed…
FBI: Thousands of Remote IT Workers Sent Wages to North Korea to Help Fund Weapons Program

The U.S. Department of Justice and FBI have revealed that IT workers contracted with U.S. companies have been secretly sending millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea to fund its ballistic missile program. These workers, dispatched and contracted by North Korea to work remotely with U.S. companies, have used false identities to obtain…
US Government Releases Anti-Phishing Guidance

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the NSA, FBI, and MS-ISAC, has released a joint guide that provides details on common phishing techniques and recommendations on mitigating them. Phishing attacks often involve social engineering tactics to trick victims into revealing their credentials or visiting malicious websites. Threat actors impersonate trusted sources…
CipherStash Raises $3 Million for Encryption-in-Use Technology

Australian cybersecurity startup CipherStash has secured $3 million in a seed funding round led by Skip Capital, bringing its total funding to $6 million. The Sydney-based company, founded in 2022, uses queryable encryption technology to protect data even when in use, enabling tighter access controls and logging data access. CipherStash’s solution aims to prevent data…
Harmonic Lands $7M Funding to Secure Generative AI Deployments

London and San Francisco-based startup Harmonic Security has secured $7 million in seed-stage funding to develop technology aimed at securing generative AI deployments in enterprises. Harmonic seeks to address concerns about unregulated AI apps that can harvest corporate data at scale. The funding round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, and the company will work…
Why Your Strategy For AI Might Be To Not Do AI

With the hype and innovation around artificial intelligence (AI) at an all-time high, you’d be forgiven for getting swept up in the excitement. The potential applications for individuals, businesses and governments are almost difficult to comprehend, especially when experimenting with cutting-edge co-pilot technologies like ChatGPT, Midjourney and other similar applications flooding the market. However, the…
SpaceX slams regulatory ‘headwinds’ for holding up Starship, risking US dominance in space

A top SpaceX executive is accusing government regulators of stifling the company’s progress on its Starship megarocket — potentially opening the door for China to beat US astronauts back to the moon. William Gerstenmaier — SpaceX’s vice president for build and reliability who previously served as NASA’s associate administrator for human exploration — delivered the warning…
WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new publication listing key regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI) for health. The publication emphasizes the importance of establishing AI systems’ safety and effectiveness, rapidly making appropriate systems available to those who need them, and fostering dialogue among stakeholders, including developers, regulators, manufacturers, health workers, and patients. With…
Ethereum DeFi protocol Hope Lend drained after exploit

Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hope Lend has next to zero assets left in its protocol after a devastating hack. According to multiple blockchain security firms, on Oct. 18, two individuals — a frontrunner who beat the original hacker after discovering the exploit and the original hacker themselves — stole a combined 526 Ether from…
Universal Music sues AI startup for copyright infringement over song lyrics

Universal Music sued AI startup Anthropic over “systematic and widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics,” per a filing Wednesday in a Tennessee federal court. One example from the lawsuit: When a user asks Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude about the lyrics to the song “Roar” by Katy Perry, it generates an “almost identical copy of…
Leading CISO Wants More Security Proactivity in Australian Businesses to Avoid Attack ‘Surprises’

Rapid7’s Jaya Baloo says there is a deficit in Australian organizational IT asset and vulnerability understanding that is helping threat actors. The problem, according to Baloo is being exacerbated by fast growth in multi cloud environments. The change as organizations grow is one reason why there are similar cyber security risks to a decade ago,…
Pro-Iranian Hacktivists Set Sights on Israeli Industrial Control Systems

The hacktivist group SiegedSec has claimed responsibility for attacks against Israeli industry control systems and other infrastructure, however, there is no evidence of attacks on the listed IP addresses. SecurityScorecard’s Threat Research, Intelligence, Knowledge and Engagement (STRIKE) Team found a list where the hacking group listed its alleged Israeli ICS targets. SiegedSec claims it conducted…
EPA Turns Off Taps on Water Utility Cyber Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew rules governing cybersecurity standards for the public water sector on Thursday. The move was made after industry groups and Republican law makers brought litigation up on the issue. Cybersecurity experts warn that without cyber improvements in this sector, public health and safety could be at risk. The rules had been…
Russia’s Lavrov warns Israel-Gaza war could spark regional crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that the conflict in Gaza has risks of becoming a regional crisis. The remarks from the Russian diplomat came on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin said he believed no major actors wanted the conflict between Hamas and Israel to escalate. Russia has been involved in proposing amendments to…
Aid delivery waits to enter Gaza from Egypt at Rafah crossing

Approximately 20 trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies may be allowed to enter Gaza in a few days. Israel has cut electricity, most running water and has stopped deliveries of food and medicine to Gaza since the conflict began on October 7. Gaza’s 2.2 million residents have been rapidly running out of basic supplies.…
China’s Xi seeks swift end to Israel-Hamas conflict, calls for two-state solution

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for a two-state solution to establish an independent Palestine to end the Israel-Hamas conflict on Thursday. These were the first comments Xi has made on the war since it broke out almost two weeks ago. Xi was quoted calling for a ceasefire and ending the conflict from expanding or causing…
US Faces Tough Task Cutting Off China From Chips, Arm CEO Says

The US government’s goal of cutting off Chinese access to sophisticated semiconductors with military uses will be difficult to carry out with export controls, according to Arm Holdings Plc boss Rene Haas. “This is a hard problem to solve by just coming up with a list of components that are deemed critical and then applying…
Tech Leaders Say AI Will Change What It Means to Have a Job

Artificial intelligence will likely lead to seismic changes to the workforce, eliminating many professions and requiring a societal rethink of how people spend their time, prominent tech leaders said Tuesday. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live conference on Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the changes could hit some people in the…
Amazon says its robots will speed up delivery and definitely not replace humans

Amazon is rolling out expanded robotics operations at fulfillment centers built on updated sorting machines, robotic arms, and its Roomba-like mover bots. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon’s latest inventory processing system, which the company calls Sequoia, can speed up delivery fulfillment by 25 percent and launched this week at a facility in Houston.…
AI is giving the growing space industry a boost

The AI boom could help fuel much-needed growth for the space industry. Why it matters: Investment in the space industry has faced headwinds this year in line with broader trends, but as space companies look for new lines of funding, government contracts and private investment, AI could serve as a boon. Companies that make use of and…
Taiwan’s Foxconn to build ‘AI factories’ with Nvidia

Taiwan’s Foxconn says it plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) data factories with technology from American chip giant Nvidia, as the electronics maker ramps up efforts to become a major global player in electric car manufacturing. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang jointly announced the plans on Wednesday in Taipei. The duo said…
US-China chip war: Beijing unhappy at latest wave of US restrictions

China has criticized the Biden administration’s decision to impose new restrictions on advanced chip exports, calling them a violation of the principles of a market economy and fair competition. These restrictions, targeting chipmaking tools and advanced chips, are aimed at preventing China from accessing cutting-edge technologies it could use to strengthen its military, particularly in…
Sudan conflict: Ethnic cleansing committed in Darfur, UK says

The BBC has uncovered evidence of ethnic violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur, where at least 68 villages have been set on fire by armed militias since fighting broke out between rival military factions in April. This has raised concerns of “ethnic cleansing,” a term used by the UK Minister for Africa, Andrew Mitchell. Gen…
In Gaza’s crowded Khan Younis, 90 people shelter in one house

An Irish couple, Ibrahim AlAgha and Hamida, took their three Dublin-born children to Gaza for an extended family visit, hoping to introduce them to their Palestinian heritage. However, their plans were disrupted by Israeli airstrikes amid escalating violence between Israel and Hamas. Seeking shelter during the conflict, they joined their extended family and friends in…
People-smuggling ringleader jailed for bringing thousands into UK in boats

Hewa Rahimpur, a man who headed a human trafficking gang responsible for smuggling an estimated 10,000 people into the UK across the English Channel in small boats, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in Belgium. Rahimpur, who claimed asylum in the UK in 2016, was allowed to remain in 2020 and proceeded to…
Fraud Prevention Firm Fingerprint Raises $33 Million

Fraud prevention provider Fingerprint has raised $33 million in a Series C funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners and featuring support from Uncorrelated Ventures. Fingerprint’s device fingerprinting technology, launched as a platform-as-a-service solution in 2020, assists organizations in identifying fraudsters while minimizing friction for legitimate users. The system supplies a permanent identifier for every…
D-Link Says Hacker Exaggerated Data Breach Claims

Networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has refuted claims made by a hacker that they had breached the company’s internal network in Taiwan, gaining access to a database containing information about 3 million customers and source code for a network monitoring product. D-Link conducted an investigation and determined that the hacker’s claims were exaggerated. The breach involved…
Former Navy IT Manager Sentenced to Prison for Hacking, Selling PII

Former US Navy IT manager Marquis Hooper has been sentenced to over five years in prison for hacking into a database and selling PII on the dark web. Hooper falsely claimed he needed access to a company’s PII database to perform background checks for the Navy, but then added his wife to the account, stealing…
Darwinium Raises $18 Million for Edge-based Fraud Prevention Tech

San Francisco-based startup Darwinium has raised $18 million in a funding round led by US Venture Partners, bringing its total investment to $26 million since it was founded last year. The company offers a digital security and fraud prevention platform that runs on Content Delivery Networks. It enables businesses to make continuous decisions on fraud…
Supernova Detected, Confirmed, And Classified By AI For The First Time

What would Gailleo do? A group of scientists and astronomers have successfully used artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and classify a supernova as it happened. It was a test of the Bright Transient Survey (BTS) bot project, part of a broader program that observes and classifies supernovae exceeding a specific brightness level. The team…
Honda made an airport robot to handle all the boring, repetitive tasks

Honda’s latest robot is an autonomous work vehicle (AWV) designed to handle all the boring, repetitive tasks at airports. It’s also meant to demonstrate that autonomous vehicles can have other purposes that don’t involve jamming up city streets or obstructing emergency vehicles. The company is sending its first prototype to the Toronto Pearson Airport as…
Wall Street Watchdog Says AI Will Cause ‘Unavoidable’ Economic Collapse

There’s a calamity on the horizon if you believe Gary Gensler, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). America’s top Wall Street watchdog has issued a dire warning about artificial intelligence: if regulators don’t act now, Gensler said it’s “nearly unavoidable” that AI will trigger a financial meltdown in the next ten years.…
How to make space-based solar power a reality

The young researchers gathered on the rooftop of Caltech’s engineering laboratory in Pasadena on a balmy May evening did not set out to make history that night. But after a long day setting up equipment to test a solar power satellite, the professor leading the project told them to grab something to eat and come…
U.S. Tightens Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China, Widening Rift With U.S. Businesses

The Biden administration is tightening restrictions on China’s ability to buy advanced semiconductors, fueling friction with U.S. businesses that sell to the vast Chinese market. The Commerce Department on Tuesday said it would significantly constrict exports of artificial-intelligence chips, making it tougher for U.S. companies Nvidia and Intel to sell existing products in China—or to…
Biden to cut China off from more Nvidia chips, expands curbs to more countries

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will halt shipments of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. The new rules will also restrict a wider range of advanced chips and chipmaking tools to a broader group of countries, including Iran and Russia. The measures seek to hamper China’s military development by limiting its access…
Iran says ‘preemptive action’ by resistance front expected in coming hours

On Monday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced that Iran could engage in preemptive action against Israel on state TV. The announcement came one day after Amirabdollahian met with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Amirabdollahian told an Al Jazeera representative on Sunday that “it is highly probable that many other fronts will be opened” in…
Warning: Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Targeted in the Wild

Cisco published an advisory on Monday detailing an unpatched critical vulnerability impacting its IOS XE software. The zero-day is under active exploitation and was assigned a 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. The vulnerability enables attackers to create accounts with level 15 access and exercise complete control over compromised systems. The zero-day impacts physical and…
US Gov Expects Widespread Exploitation of Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability

CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) issued a warning regarding a recent Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server zero-day. A nation-state threat actor exploited the zero-day on September 14, two weeks before Atlassian patched the vulnerability. The advisory explained that cyber actors were able to obtain initial access and…
CERT-UA Reports: 11 Ukrainian Telecom Providers Hit by Cyberattacks

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) recently announced that an actor it tracked as UAC-0165 interfered with 11 telecommunications providers from May to September 2023. The intrusions led to service disruptions for the companies’ customers. The threat actor began attacks by scanning company networks from previously compromised Ukrainian servers for exposed RDP or…
Signal Pours Cold Water on Zero-Day Exploit Rumors

Representatives from Signal recently dispelled widespread rumors of a zero-day exploit in its encrypted messaging service. Signal conducted an investigation and concluded there was no evidence of an active vulnerability. The rumors developed from a copy-pasted warning which stated that the “generate link preview” feature was susceptible to exploitation. The anonymous note advised users to…
Two Swedes shot dead in Brussels, Belgium raises terror alert to top level

A man who claimed allegiance to the Islamic State killed two Swedish nationals and wounded a third in Brussels on Monday night. The suspect fled the shooting and remained at large as Belgian authorities conducted a massive manhunt. The man called himself Abdesalem Al Guilani and stated he was a fighter for Allah in a…
Restart of Venezuela, opposition talks could lead to US sanction relief

Venezuela’s government announced on Monday it plans to resume talks with opposition leaders on Tuesday. The United States incentivized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with eased sanctions if his government commits to a free and internationally observed election next year. The announcement marks the first democratic concessions from Caracas since the last government-opposition talks a year…
US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China

The U.S. will take steps to prevent American chipmakers from selling semiconductors to China that circumvent government restrictions, a U.S. official said, as part of the Biden administration’s upcoming actions to block more AI chip exports. The new rules, details of which Reuters is reporting for the first time, will be added to sweeping U.S.…
Tether freezes $873K USDT linked to terrorist activity in Ukraine, Israel

Stablecoin issuer Tether has moved to freeze 32 addresses linked to terrorist activity in Israel and Ukraine in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies. $873,118 worth of Tether linked to illicit activity in Israel and Ukraine have been frozen, according to an announcement from the company. The action was taken in collaboration with Israel’s National…
The Crypto Exchange Moving Money for Criminal Gangs, Rich Russians and a Hamas-Linked Terror Group

The U.S. last year sanctioned a Moscow-based crypto exchange to stymie Russian efforts to evade the financial blockade imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. A year on, the exchange is booming. Despite its place on the U.S. blacklist, which restricts transactions with sanctioned entities, Garantex has become a major channel through which Russians move funds into and…
Quantum risk is real now: How to navigate the evolving data harvesting threat

In an era where data security is paramount, the recent revelations about firmware backdoors implanted by Chinese government-backed hackers serve as a stark reminder of the evolving threat landscape. BlackTech is infiltrating routers to gain undetectable backdoor access to the networks of companies in the US and Japan. This incident underscores the vulnerabilities in our…
Sorry, Elon! The Satellites of the Future Are Heading to Space Right Now

A new generation of satellites is redefining what’s possible in space. They are radically different from what has been the standard for almost the entire history of humans hurling things into orbit. They tantalize potential customers—including governments, businesses and consumers—with the promise of fast, always-on internet access, anywhere on Earth, anytime. Thousands of this new…
How ‘A.I. Agents’ That Roam the Internet Could One Day Replace Workers

The widely used chatbot ChatGPT was designed to generate digital text, everything from poetry to term papers to computer programs. But when a team of artificial intelligence researchers at the computer chip company Nvidia got their hands on the chatbot’s underlying technology, they realized it could do a lot more. Within weeks, they taught it…
China Prepares for Belt and Road Summit in Shadow of Israel-Gaza War

China is due to host representatives of 130 countries for a forum on its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that is likely to be overshadowed by the Israel-Gaza war, and the continuing conflict in Ukraine. At the top of the forum’s guest list is Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, on his first trip to a major…
Hamas Warns of Environmental Crisis as 1,000 Bodies Still Under Gaza Rubble

The bodies of more than 1,000 Palestinians are trapped under the rubble of buildings that were destroyed by Israeli air attacks in Gaza, the Hamas interior ministry says, warning of humanitarian and environmental crises. Hundreds of Hamas fighters crossed the border into Israel on October 7, killing at least 1,400 people and taking dozens captive.…
Tusk Celebrates Potential Win Over Ruling Nationalists in Poland Election

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk has welcomed exit polls showing opposition parties on course to potentially secure a majority in the country’s parliamentary election over the ruling conservative nationalist party. A former European Council President, Tusk’s victory would see Poland moving closer to European allies and reviving support for Ukraine. Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/16/new-era-tusk-celebrates-exit-polls-suggesting-opposition-win-in-poland
Ukraine Worries That Prolonged War in Gaza May Dilute Global Support

Ukraine, who is still in fierce combat with Russia, finds itself worrying about the shifts in the geopolitics of the war. The attention of key allies is pivoting to the war in Gaza, military aid from the United States is bogged down in the Republican fight over leadership in Congress, and cracks in European support…
Microsoft Improving Windows Authentication, Disabling NTLM

Microsoft is pushing for more secure Windows authentication with new features for Kerberos that would eventually eliminate the use of the New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol. NTLM is meant to provide authentication, integrity, and confidentiality, however, it is prone to relay attacks and passwords can be brute-forced easily using modern hardware, making the protocol…