The future of AI was a broad theme at OODAcon 2023 which was discussed not only at a session dedicated to the topic, but in the context of the impact of AI on cybersecurity and autonomous systems. …
$2 Billion Self-Hack Highlights DeFi’s Slow Crisis Reaction Problem
Decentralized finance has a control problem it must solve if it is to become the economic force supporters believe — and opponents fear — that it can become. And fear they do. In March, Deloitte wrote …
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Digital Self-Sovereignty: Securing and Developing a National Strategy for Web3
Last year, OODA CTO Bob Gourley spoke with MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future. During that conversation, Clancy also shared some MITRE research efforts on Web3 and the Future …
OODAcon 2024
The annual OODAcon event brings together the hackers, thinkers, strategists, disruptors, leaders, technologists, and creators with one foot in the future to discuss the most pressing issues of the day …
North Korea’s Cyber Heist: DPRK Hackers Stole $600 Million in Cryptocurrency in 2023
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs claimed that threat actors associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were responsible for stealing over $600 million of cryptocurrency in 2023. The …
Recent Developments in and the Future of the Bioeconomy in 2024
We have tracked vital recent developments in health security, bioengineering, synthetic biology, biotechnology, and medical technology - which are compiled here. The future of the U.S. Bioeconomy is …
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Crypto hack losses declined 51% in 2023
Over $1.8 billion in digital assets were lost across 751 security incidents in 2023. While the amount is still huge, it is 51% lower than in 2022, when losses to hacks and other incidents reached $3.7 …
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The December 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting: What Every American Should Know about China… and Doesn’t
The final OODA Network Member Meeting of 2023 was held on Friday December 15, 2023. The OODA Network was joined at the meeting by Mike Studeman(Rear Admiral, USN ret) to help the OODA Network members …
Crypto Users Lost $2B to Hacks, Scams and Exploits in 2023, De.Fi Says
Cryptocurrency users lost nearly $2 billion to scams, rug pulls and hacks in 2023, roughly half the amount of last year, but a sign that the industry remains susceptible to security risks, researchers …
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2023 Year-end Review: Cybersecurity
Once again, 2023 was marked by security professionals reacting to threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities of a constant, unrelenting frequency, volume, and scale. Crypto continued its"desctruction …