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The OODA Loop Blockchain Series includes case studies of blockchain security initiatives and cybersecurity incidents. We tracked down the best-in-class research efforts and subject matter experts to explore how they are “framing and naming” the formative issues around blockchain security, including the national security, cybersecurity, and health security promise and peril.
The New Space Rush: The Final Frontier for the Economy and National Security – Panel Description: Humanities high water mark in space was in 1972 with the last of the Apollo missions. Since then no humans left Earth’s orbit and and all efforts on the ISS or from our Satellites seemed so very linear and…
The Generative AI Surprise – Panel Description: During our 2022 conference, we predicted that ChatGPT would take the business world by storm and included an interview with OpenAI Board Member and former Congressman Will Hurd. Today, thousands of businesses are being disrupted or displaced by generative AI. This session will take a closer look at…
Building Trust Back into Blockchain – Panel Description: Blockchain technologies have experienced a period of Creative Destruction as fraudsters and opportunists exploited an environment with lots of misaligned economic incentives and lagging regulatory oversight. Despite the hurdles, blockchain technologies continue to be incredibly disruptive in the market and offer new opportunities in both the public…
The Space Edge – Defining New Opportunities, Economies, and Risks – Panel Description: After decades of stagnation, space innovation keeps pushing the boundaries of the possible with new firsts emerging on a monthly basis. This session will dig deep into the emerging opportunities, economies, and risks associated with the rapid development of space-based technologies, resource…
Cyber is the New Cyber – Managing Emergent Risks – Panel Description: While the field of cybersecurity is easily over 30 years old, it continues to be a nexus for significant risk in emerging technologies. This session will explore how threat actors are adapting to new environments and adopting disruptive technologies to achieve their goals.
Zero Trust Societies and Disruptive Technologies – Panel Description: How do we maintain societal trust as individuals migrate from platform to platform, identities get impersonated, and technologies like ChatGPT and Midjourney produce conversations and images indistinguishable from the truth through malicious prompts or hallucinations. This session will explore the trust threats and emerging trust wars…
In this conversation we’ll explore the current state of disruptive innovation and how the next generation of solutions could emerge from unconventional channels to include non-institutional entrepreneurs, mad scientists, and basement hackers. Michael is the author of the book Paper Belt on Fire and currently a general partner at the 1517 Fund. Prior to that…
OODA Global Risk Briefing – Panel Description: Drawn from our OODA Network of Experts, this global risk briefing will update you on the latest conventional and cyber threats and geopolitical considerations that should inform your decision making.
Robots, Automation, and Autonomy – Panel Description: From Amazon warehouses to military conflict in Ukraine we have become increasingly dependent on automated and autonomous platforms. This session will explore the current state of the field with a specific focus on the impact to national and economic security.
Hacking Humans – The New Genetic Frontiers, Panel Description: There have been groundbreaking advancements in genetic engineering and new medical technologies are poised to disrupt the dialogue on health, ethics, global security, and the future of humanity. This session will explore disruptive technologies, such as the revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing tool, breakthroughs in synthetic biology…
Generative AI: Socio-Technological Risks, Potential Impacts, Market Dynamics, and Cybersecurity Implications : The risks, potential positive and negative impacts, market dynamics, and security implications of generative AI have have emerged – slowly, then rapidly, as the unprecedented hype cycle around artificial intelligence settled into a more pragmatic stoicism – with project deployments – over the course…
Over the course of 2022 and 2023, The OODA Loop Blockchain Series has explored blockchain disruption in the market and new opportunities created by blockchain technologies in both the public and private sectors. Innovative blockchain technology efforts (by industry sector) – with a focus on how the blockchain enables new business models, opportunities for innovative…
The upcoming OODAcon 2023 panel – “The Space Edge – Defining New Opportunities, Economies, and Risks” – will dig deep into the emerging opportunities, economies, and risks associated with the rapid development of space-based technologies, resource acquisition, and shift from the public to private sector. Following is a compilation of OODA Loop original analysis and…
We are entering into the Era of Code: Organizations and individuals that prioritize understanding how the Code Era impacts them will develop increasing advantage in the future. At OODAcon 2023, we will be taking a closer look at Generative AI innovation and the impact it is having on business, society, and international politics. IQT and…
A scareware campaign phishing for login credentials recently switched from targeting Windows to macOS. Throughout 2024 and in early 2025, the attacks targeted Windows users. The malicious code caused the webpages to freeze, creating the illusion of an issue, and the victim was instructed to provide their Windows username and password. Recently, Chrome, Firefox, and…
Cloudflare on Tuesday announced the launch of Cloudforce One Threat Events Feed, a service designed to provide security teams with real-time threat intelligence based on the attacks observed by the company. The goal is to provide indicators of compromise (IoCs) and context to help security teams quickly spot issues and respond to threats. The company…
Google will acquire Wiz, a major cloud security vendor known for its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) platform, for $32 billion in an all-cash deal. Wiz will become a part of Google Cloud. Wiz is known for its “multicloud” approach, in which its security platform works across a wide range of cloud products, such as…
Tencent Holdings Ltd. released new AI services that turn text or images into 3D visuals and graphics, the latest in a series of products to emerge from big tech firms since DeepSeek galvanized Chinese and US artificial intelligence development. Tencent’s five new 3D-content generators are built atop its Hunyuan3D-2.0 model, all of which it intends…
Last Wednesday, Google made a somewhat surprising announcement. It launched a version of its AI model, Gemini, that can do things not just in the digital realm of chatbots and internet search but out here in the physical world, via robots. Gemini Robotics fuses the power of large language models with spatial reasoning, allowing you…
Google parent Alphabet Inc. agreed to acquire cybersecurity firm Wiz Inc. for $32 billion in cash, reaching a deal less than a year after initial negotiations fell apart because the cloud-computing startup wanted to stay independent. Wiz will join the Google Cloud business once the deal closes, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday.…
Mach Industries and Heven Drones are teaming up, with previously undisclosed plans to produce the latter’s unmanned aerial vehicles at the former’s flagship factory, Forge Huntington. California-based Mach Industries and Heven Drones, which is located in Florida and with roots in Israel, want to together “provide an offset” to Chinese dominance in the drone market,…
QET Sweden, a pioneering spin-out from Chalmers University of Technology, together with SCALINQ, a rapidly growing provider of quantum computing hardware, proudly announces the launch of the QET Vidar Traveling-Wave Parametric Amplifiers at the APS March Meeting 2025. These state-of-the-art amplifiers come in two models, Model D (Double TWPA) and Model S (Single TWPA), both…
AI adoption in the workplace is deepening divisions and sparking new power struggles between leaders and workers, with half of executives saying that AI is “tearing their company apart,” according to new research from Writer, the enterprise AI startup. Executives are pushing AI as an inevitable revolution, but workers aren’t buying it. Nearly all (94%)…
Chinese automaking juggernaut BYD Co. is taking things to even greater heights, now staking claim to a system it says will make it as quick to charge an electric vehicle as to refuel a gasoline car. From ‘more features for no more price’ and ‘smart driving for all,’ BYD can now add ‘charging as fast…
Clashes on the Syria-Lebanon border have led to the deaths of at least seven people, leaving another 52 injured. The violence on Monday followed weekend skirmishes killing three Syrian soldiers. Lebanon President Joseph Aoun ordered the army to respond to the violence at the border, putting the border clashes to a stop. Syria is blaming…
Israel and Hamas have been stalled in negotiations for weeks, attempting to extend the ceasefire in Gaza and arrange for the exchange of more hostages. Hamas had refused to release large numbers of hostages unless Israel promised to end the war permanently. Now, Israel has launched heavy overnight attacks on Gaza, returning to war. While…
President Trump has announced that he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about conditions to end the Ukraine war. Trump is expected to discuss territorial concessions by Russia, as well as control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. A spokesperson for the Russian government confirmed that the talks would take place this…
Rwanda has severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, its former colonial ruler, following conflict between the countries over Rwanda’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The escalation came as the European Union imposed sanctions against Rwandan military and government officials for their role in the ongoing conflict. The EU has accused Rwanda of fueling the…
U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill supporting the cybersecurity of small water and wastewater utilities. The bill would expand the existing Circuit Rider Program, which provides technical assistance to water systems serving 10,000 or less people. The senators who reintroduced the legislation stated that only 20% of U.S. water and wastewater systems are currently…
A cybercriminal group, RansomHub, is working with another threat actor to deliver its ransomware. The group is working with the malicious actor behind the FakeUpdates malware-as-a-service (MaaS) framework. The attacks are being perpetrated against U.S. government organizations. The attacks began to be detected at the start of this year against the U.S. government. Attacks have…
Denmark is warning of state-sponsored espionage against the telecommunications sector in Europe. The country is warning that the high-profile breaches against telecommunications organizations in the U.S. were not isolated, and are part of a broader pattern. A report was published assessing cyber threats to the Danish telecommunications sector, raising the threat level to “High” after…
Malicious ClickFix code was found on the websites of over 100 car dealerships. A malicious actor infected LES Automotive, which is a shared video service unique to car dealerships. The supply chain attack then impacted the car dealerships through the third-party domain. In ClickFix attacks, a prompt is displayed to the user asking them to…
In the final weeks of 2022, just as China was unwinding three years of pandemic controls, Jack Ma was at a low point. Alibaba, his colossal internet empire, was under assault from regulators and from rivals stealing market share in ecommerce and cloud computing. Its share price was down 80 per cent from its peak.…
Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a reality, according to the CEO of Google DeepMind. Speaking at a briefing in DeepMind’s London offices on Monday, Demis Hassabis said that he thinks artificial general intelligence (AGI) —…
AstraZeneca has entered the “off-the-shelf” cell therapy space, penning a $1 billion deal to acquire EsoBiotec and its lentiviral vector platform. The deal will see AstraZeneca scoop up all outstanding equity of the Belgian biotech for a total consideration of $1 billion—split between an upfront payment of $425 million and up to $575 million in…
China’s first unmanned transport aircraft capable of hauling over 1 ton of goods has completed its maiden flight and is expected to enter into commercial operation next year. The TP1000, built by a local state-owned enterprise, took off for the first time on Saturday in Qingdao, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong province, according to…
Artificial intelligence can find you a recipe or generate a picture, but it can’t hang a picture on a wall or cook you dinner. Chelsea Finn wants that to change. Finn, an engineer and researcher at Stanford University, believes that AI may be on the cusp of powering a new era in robotics. “In the…
Welcome back. Like fusion power, quantum computing is a revolutionary technology that has been in the works for a long time — and perhaps always will be. But top tech figures are now starting to expect that the technology will move from its experimental phase to serious commercial use “not in decades . . . but in years”, as…
Intel’s incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan has considered significant changes to its chip manufacturing methods and artificial intelligence strategies ahead of his return to the company on Tuesday, two people familiar with Tan’s thinking told Reuters, in a sweeping bid to revive the ailing technology giant. The new trajectory includes restructuring the company’s approach to AI…
As climate change fuels bigger, hotter, and more unpredictable wildfires, communities, ecosystems, and economies around the globe are facing increasing risks. There’s no single pathway to managing this growing crisis, but there is something that can empower smarter, faster and data-driven action across the globe: FireSAT. FireSAT, owned and operated by Earth Fire Alliance, is…
Military personnel from more than 30 countries convening in the United Kingdom this week plan to thrash out the scope and scale of a ceasefire enforcement mission to Ukraine, military sources have told Al Jazeera. The meeting comes two weeks after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that a “coalition of the willing” would work…
Europe’s ability to wean itself off a post-Cold War reliance on U.S. military power largely depends on factories like the MBDA facility in central France, and how fast they can ramp up production after years of no urgency. This factory is assembling the missiles that will help rearm Europe and supply Ukraine. President Trump’s push…
Yemen’s Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to “meet escalation with escalation” following the United States air strikes against the group that killed at least 53 people on Saturday. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said earlier on Sunday that the group targeted the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman and its warships…
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as Russia has yet to agree to a US-brokered ceasefire proposal with Ukraine. Putin says he agrees in principle to the ceasefire but that there are “serious questions” for Russia to be addressed. Zelenskyy accused the Kremlin of not…
A popular GitHub Action called ‘tj-actions/changed-files’ has been compromised in a supply chain attack apparently targeting secrets associated with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Changed-files, which is actively used in over 23,000 repositories, is designed for tracking file and directory changes. While StepSecurity, a security company specializing in GitHub Actions, has seen multiple public…
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme called Medusa. It has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa uses phishing campaigns as its main method for stealing victims’ credentials, according to CISA. Medusa developers and affiliates use a double extortion model, where they “encrypt victim data…
Redwood Shores, CA-based startup Tumeryk has launched its AI Trust Scores to provide organizations with a deeper understanding of the security issues around the different gen-AI systems. This gives CISOs greater visibility into the strengths, weaknesses and risks associated with different gen-AI foundational models. AI Trust Scores evaluates and quantifies risk based on nine critical…
Researchers led by teams at Johns Hopkins University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered new genes in tomatoes and eggplants that control how many seed cavities (locules) will grow. The research is part of a project to map the complete genomes of 22 crops in the nightshade genus, which include tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants.…
China joined the EU and US in rolling out new regulation to control disinformation by requiring labeling of synthetic content online. The Cyberspace Administration of China together with three other agencies on Friday announced a new set of rules that will require service providers to label AI-generated material as such, either explicitly or via metadata…
Quantum computing is on the verge of revolutionizing industries by solving problems that were previously thought to be beyond the reach of traditional computing. Meanwhile, Generative AI is rapidly reshaping how businesses automate processes, generate insights, and drive innovation. The intersection of these two groundbreaking technologies holds enormous potential, offering organizations a way to supercharge…
In a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations. The proposal, a submission for the Trump administration’s “AI Action Plan” initiative, claims that DeepSeek’s models, including its R1 “reasoning”…
China’s manufacturing prowess poses an “existential threat” to the United States in the field of robotics, a research firm has warned, as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms’ advances rival those of their American peers. Automation enabled by intelligent robots will allow for a massive expansion in production capacity across industries, and China is currently “the…
Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer’s use of artificial intelligence in trading markets has spurred an AI arms race among mainland asset managers that could shake up the country’s $10 trillion fund management industry. Quant fund High-Flyer not only deployed AI in its multi-billion dollar portfolio, it also built China’s most notable AI start-up DeepSeek whose cost-effective…
Here are some things I believe about artificial intelligence: I believe that over the past several years, A.I. systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains — math, coding and medical diagnosis, just to name a few — and that they’re getting better every day. I believe that very soon — probably in…
Portugal’s minority government has collapsed and a new election will be held in May. After losing a confidence vote, Portugal’s minority government has collapsed. The country’s President has called for an election in May. This will be the country’s third general election in three years. The government collapsed after accusations of misconduct were brought agains…
Large protests have unfolded in Argentina’s capital in response to austerity measures. Protests have been on going in Argentia’s captial in response to austerity measures imposed by the government. Protests have also turned violent after restrictions on entry to soccor games were imposed. This has caused the fans of many of the nation’s soccor to…
A peacekeeping force of southern Afircan nation’s will be withdrawn from eastern Congo. A peacekeeping force composed of troops from the Southern African Development Committee will withdraw from eastern Congo. This comes as public pressue has built on the block to withdraw forces due to the casualites they have sustained in the region. Rebels in…
Belgian prosecutors have annouced the arrest of several people in connection to a bribery investigation. Belgian prosecutors carried out the arrest of dozens of suspects in connection to a bribery probe. The invesigtation centered on officials invovled with the EU Parliament and their relationship with Hauwei. Hauwei has been the target of several government actions…
Medusa Ransomware has been responsible for hundreds of attacks on critical Infrastructure. Thee Medusa Ransomware group has been responsible for hundreds of attacks on critical infrastucutre. The Medusa Ransomware group has operated on a afliate model for several years but the main group conducts all ransom negotiations. The group has used phishing and exploits to…
Booking.com has been impersonated as part of an on-going phishing campaign. Booking.com has been impersonated by malicous actors as part of on-going phishing campaigns. Customers receive fake emails from the website that prompts them to share their information. Microsoft has identifed the Storm-1865 group as being invovled witht the campaign. The Storm-1865 group has been…
DeepSeek AI has been found to be able to produce malicious software. Researcher investigating generative AI programs’ ability to be tricked into producing malicous software have found that DeepSeek’s chatbot is vulnerable to manipulation. The reserachers found that stating that the code would be used for educational purposes was enough to bypass the security protocols.…
Researchers have found a new type of malicous software targeting crypto. Researchers found a new type of malicous software that steals crypto. The software replaces the registered owner of crypto wallets connected to a compromised computer. The software has been found in pirate software websites. Researchers believe that malware is controlled by an organized group…
Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you’ve never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs on the planet, CEO of troubled, storied chipmaker Intel, his performance will be on full display. Tan, named Intel CEO on Wednesday, faces an enormous challenge in turning around the operations…
Chinese scientists have unveiled the Zuchongzhi-3, a 105-qubit superconducting quantum processor that reportedly operates 10^15 times faster than the world’s most powerful classical supercomputer. This breakthrough, developed by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), represents a dramatic escalation in the global quantum computing competition, with performance claims that go neck-to-neck…
Daily headlines highlight the many ways companies across industries are leveraging artificial intelligence—the “brain” behind modern technology tools. Now, innovators are exploring new ways to combine AI’s learning, analytical and decision-making capabilities with robotics, effectively adding a “body” that can execute next steps and perform physical tasks, both autonomously and with human oversight. Together, AI…
Insilico Medicine Inc. is considering an initial public offering after securing funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, reflecting growing interest in the potential use of AI to discover ground-breaking new drugs. US-based Insilico, which has extensive operations in China, secured $110 million in a financing round led by Value Partners Group. Existing…
4.5 million drones is a lot of drones. And it’s the Ukrainian government’s new production target for 2025—solely from Ukrainian factories. “Ukraine is now the world leader in drone warfare,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boasted. He’s not wrong. Russia’s own target for drone production in 2025 is between 3 and 4 million, according to The…
Ensuring humanoid robots can operate safely around people is the biggest challenge facing the industry that develops them, according to Agility Robotics. Peggy Johnson, CEO of the U.S.-based humanoid robot unicorn, told Nikkei Asia that access to massive real-time data analysis is needed to train robots and make sure they can work safely in unconfined…
OpenAI has submitted several policy proposals to the White House, saying they will preserve American competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). The company’s comments were submitted in response to the White House’s request for information as it develops its AI Action Plan, OpenAI said in a Thursday (March 13) blog post. “OpenAI’s freedom-focused policy proposals, taken…
Gangs have begun a new offensive against Haiti’s captital. A coalition of gangs has launched an offensive against the Haitin capital. Governmental authorities have begun evacutions of students from schools in the areas under attack. Police and other government forces are attempting to secure a perimiter in the city. UN officials are concered that the…
The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat as part of an on going diplomatic fight. The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion of two UK diplomats from Russia. Russia expelled the diplmats due to suspisions that they were invovled in intelligence gathering activities. Russia and western aligned states have been…
Former Philippine President Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court. Former Philippine President Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court. Duterte was arrested upon his arrival in the Netherlands. The Philippine government was responsible for turning Duterte over to the ICC. The ICC has been investiging Duterte since 2019 related to…
The government of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to peace talks. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to hold peace talks. Angola has agreed to mediate the talks. This comes after several potential peace talks were cancled due to disputes over…
Four data breaches last week compromised the healthcare data of 560,000 people. Four data breaches last week compromised the healthcare data of 560,000 people. The Rhysida ransomware group and BianLian ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attacks. The attacks at this time appear to be unrelated. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/560000-people-impacted-across-four-healthcare-data-breaches/
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