Here at OODA Loop, during the recent spate of unprecedented Joint Cybersecurity Advisories (CSA), we praised CISA and the results of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) - which was launched …
Major DDoS attacks increasing after invasion of Ukraine
Disruptive DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and government targets have been increasingly prevalent since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Infosec experts have observed a …
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Attackers Use Public Exploits to Throttle Atlassian Confluence Flaw
Threat actors are leveraging public exploits to utilize a critical zero-day remote code execution that affects all versions of a popular collaboration tools called Atlassian. Atlassian is used in …
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The Cyber Threat Vector as Food and Agriculture Industry Sector Heads into Critical Seasons
We continue with our research and analysis of the food and agriculture (FA) sector and the cyber threat vector as agriculture and food systems and cyber risk have become a central driving force and …
US Agencies: Karakurt extortion group demanding up to $13 million in attacks
The Karakurt data extortion group is holing victim data for ransoms of $25,000 to $13 million in Bitcoin, according to a new alert from the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …
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The Ronin DeFi Network Hack and Blockchain Analysis Techniques for Attribution
In early April, we began our research and analysis of crypto and blockchain security initiatives which, in the case of OODA Loop, begins with tracking down the best-in-class research efforts and …
U.S. Cybersecurity Agency ‘Strongly Urges’ You Patch These 75 Actively Exploited Flaws
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified 75 security vulnerabilities that pose a significant risk to its list of flaws that should be patched immediately. All of …
Agriculture and Cyber Risk are a New Driving Force and Critical Uncertainty
Background A new research vector has emerged in the last couple of months. "New" in the sense that the topic was not mentioned in our 2022 year-end reviews in December or in the OODA Almanac …
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People, Culture, Organizations, Cybersecurity, and Technology
We continue our effort to underscore certain patterns and themes found throughout the OODAcast library of over 80 conversations with leaders and decision-makers, on topics such as leadership, …
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5 Questions Every CSO Should Ask Amidst the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
The world is facing unprecedented geo-political challenges that are impacting businesses everywhere. Amidst the financial strain brought on by the global pandemic, the conflict between Ukraine and …
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