Digital self-sovereignty is the new "build" as legacy systems get swapped out in a sometimes violent, always exponential fashion. To be clear, we are positioning digital self-sovereignty as a …
The OODA Network on New AI-based Threats and Issues for the U.S. Cognitive Infrastructure, Internet Safety and Wellness for Kids
Following the initial discussion at the April 2024 OODA Network Monthly Meeting of Domain-Specific Large Language Model Development and Use Cases, and the follow-up discussion on Exponential …
HHS Launches $50 Million ARPA-H Program to Improve Hospital Cybersecurity
In the wake of the Ascension and Change/United Healthcare ransomware attacks, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) recently …
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The United States’ International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy
At this year's RSA Conference a few weeks ago, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the release of the United States’ International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy - which we assume was …
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The MissionLink 2024 Cohort and New Advisory Board Members
In March, Sixty-three companies were selected to participate in an invitation-only MissionLink program for CXOs of innovative, next-gen companies with dual-use National Security technology. …
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The Social Engineering Tactics of Ransomware-as-a-Service Operator Black Basta
Last week: another high-impact ransomware attack in the healthcare sector, this time on Healthcare Giant Ascension. The attack has been attributed to a Russian non-state actor Black Basta - a …
The Future of Federal Research and Development and the Culture of Air Force Innovation
We continue to track the thought leadership of Will Roper, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics. Roper is currently on the advisory committee for …
Building Industrial Metaverse Infrastructure in Your Organization
We continue our analysis of the categories and subsectors of the expanded metaverse, as Siemens, along with industry and media partners the MIT Technology Review, NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services (AWS), …
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Hardware-Level Zero Trust and Quantifiable Assurance are the Future of Compute and the Global IT Supply Chain
In a fusion of a sub-theme from the OODA Almanac 2024 - Computation is the Ultimate First Principle - and several of the implications from our OODA Stratigame - Scenario Planning for Global Computer …
OODA Loop on the Road: Field Research at Several Notable Spring 2024 Conferences
The OODA Loop Team has been on the road this week, as we were invited by a few "communities of practice" to attend their annual conferences. Some are industry sectors, while most cut across all …