OODA Network Member Chris Ward first reported DoD frameworks for innovation back in December 2020, with her analysis of the Air Force's role in the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In it …
CISA Insights Bulletin Urges U.S. Preparation for Data Wiping Attacks
Recent data-wiping attacks, targeting Ukrainian government agencies and businesses, prompted the release of a CISA Insights Bulletin urging U.S. organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity …
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2021 Year-end Review: Geopolitical Risk and Technology
Summary This year was all about long-term geopolitical strategy propelled by technology-driven innovation and tactics. In 2021, geopolitical risk and technology intersected in what feels like …
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The New Normal? Unique New Responses to Massive, Global Cyber Theft, Data Breach and Espionage Activities (Part 3 of 3)
In Part I of this series of posts, we broke down the timeline and impact of the massive Syniverse Hack, including the most recent development in the aftermath of the massive five-year-long data …
Clapper and Ashley on Joint Ops/Intel Operations, Decision-making, the History and Future of Intelligence and Cyber Threats
In April of this year, Bob Gourley had a conversation with General Jim Clapper. Security, risk management and intelligence professionals all know of Jim Clapper. He had a long and distinguished career …
A CIA Officer and Delta Force Operator Share Perspectives on 9/11
We started the OODAcast as a way of highlighting insights and lessons learned from leaders and decision-makers in the OODA Network. Since March 2020, we have produced 80 OODAcast conversations that …
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Ransomware: The Present we Deserve?
The scourge of ransomware is the inevitable result of decades of schizophrenia about our relationship with information technology and security. Treating this problem in the same fashion as we have …
C-Suite Considerations Regarding Current Geopolitical Tensions
I've professionally tracked geopolitical events for my entire adult life, starting as a Navy Intelligence Officer in 1982. Now at OODA I continue this professional watching of geopolitical events …
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Hafnium’s China Chopper: a ‘slick’ and tiny web shell for creating server backdoors
A group of cyber attackers called Hafnium has allegedly been behind several attacks exploiting Microsoft zero-day vulnerabilities on the Microsoft Exchange Server. The hacking group originates from …
The Air Force Role in Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)
We previously wrote that the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is perhaps the most important program in DoD today. The Air Force plays a particularly important role in developing the JADC2 …
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