To help members optimize opportunities and reduce risk, OODA hosts a monthly video call to discuss items of common interest to our membership. These highly collaborative sessions are always a great …
Look to Sweden for Innovative Offensive and Defensive Signals from Europe
According to Emilio Iasiello in his most recent post - "What’s Really Behind WhisperGate Attacks Against Ukraine?" - Belarus is the latest move by Russia on the cyber front in the highly charged …
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What’s Really Behind WhisperGate Attacks Against Ukraine?
[NOTE: As an introduction to WhisperGate, see CISA Insights Bulletin Urges U.S. Preparation for Data Wiping Attacks. And for tips on what to do to rapidly improve your own cybersecurity posture to …
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National Security Memorandum 8 Gives NSA Director Centralized National Security Systems Portfolio
Fort Meade put out a press release yesterday, with details of The White House announcement that the President has signed National Security Memorandum (NSM) 8, “Improving the Cybersecurity of National …
Additional Context on OODA Reporting on Russia’s Military-Technical Maneuvers in Europe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPMFFhY38YA Russia-Ukraine crisis: UK sending weapons to defend Ukraine Source: BBC News Newsnight We are conscious of our need to keep our usual variety of News …
Log4Shell Activity: Non-State Actors (Global)
[For coverage of the press conference by CISA Director Jen Easterly last week and a general summary of U.S.-based Apache Log4j alerts and mitigation efforts, see our previous post: Log4Shell Update …
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Log4Shell Incidents and Mitigation Activities To-date: Governmental Agencies (Global)
For coverage of the recent press conference by CISA Director Jen Easterly and a general summary of U.S.-based Apache Log4j alerts and mitigation efforts (including the recent US-CERT and Carnegie …
National Cognitive Infrastructure Protection: What Can We Learn from the Swedish Psychological Defence Authority?
In 2019, in what now reads like a strikingly prescient premonition, OODA CTO Bob Gourley penned a two-part series on the neglect of our national Cognitive Infrastructure: America's Most Critical …
Log4Shell Exploit Used in Cox Media Group Ransomware Attack Attributed to Iranian Hackers
In June of last year, Cox Media Group (CMG) IT systems and live streams were the targets of a ransomware attack. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has attributed the attack to an …
2021 Year-End Review: Cybersecurity
Summary 2021 was marked by security professionals reacting to threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities of a previously unheard of frequency, volume and scale. It was also a tipping point for …