On January 19th, the President signed National Security Memorandum (NSM) 8, “Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Systems”. NSM8 …
Iran’s Internet Protection Bill Part of Larger Strategy for Cyber Sovereignty
There is every indication that Iran’s government will pass “The Cyberspace Users’ Rights Protection Bill,” a piece of legislation that would introduce alarming changes to how the government can …
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First Federal CISO Greg Touhill on Advanced Cybersecurity by Design
Greg Touhill is one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity, information technology and risk management leaders. As an Air Force officer he led technology efforts in some of our nation's most demanding …
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Space Security and Offensive and Defensive Counterspace Capabilities
2021 Total Satellites in Space: 4,852 Total Launches in 2021: 136 Total Tracked Orbital Debris: 30,040 Source: The CSIS Space Threat Assessment 2022 The following is a baseline …
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Four Urgent Actions For The C-Suite To Prepare For High End Cyberattacks
What should leaders do when operating in an environment like today's, where serious threats of Russian cyber attacks against US infrastructure make a very high end attack a very real …
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Web3 Cyber Incident Database: Tracking over $62 Billion Dollars worth of cyptocurrency related incidents
Over the past several years, there has been a rapid emergence of companies, projects, and initiatives in what is broadly categorized as Web3. While monitoring that rapid innovation, the OODA research …
The Defense Intelligence Agency Updates Challenges to Security in Space
https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/2204/DOD_108912979/DOD_108912979-1280x720-3000k.mp4 In 2019, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published the first Challenges to Security in Space: …
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Does a UN Effort to Develop a Cybercrime Treaty Have a Chance of Success?
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has agreed to enter a three-year engagement to develop a treaty on international cybercrime. The proposed schedule includes at least six sessions to alternate …
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In 2022: $1B in Crypto Blockchain Bridge Heists, Growing National Security Concerns and the Secure Blockchain Initiative
In OODA CEO Matt Devost's annual OODA Alamanac posting for 2022 - OODA Almanac 2022 - Exponential Disruption - one of his strategic forecasts was concerned with the future of Web3 and crypto: "Many …
Takeaways from the Second Meeting of the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee
Overview The inaugural meeting of the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) was held in December 2021. For highlights and our analysis of the meeting, see A Call to Action from CISA's Jen …