Background We are emerging from a tracking phase on a research topic of high priority here at OODA Loop: Digital Self-Sovereignty, Digital Rights, and Digital Identity, which is an area of research …
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 …
Tracking The Cryptocurrency Revolution: A guide to OODA Loop Research and Reporting on Bitcoin and Ethereum
OODA Loop began reporting on Bitcoin just two years after Bitcoin’s Genesis block was mined with a summary of a Wired Magazine article discussing a new (at the time) type of malware that took over …
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 …
The February 2022 OODA Network Member Meeting: Topics Included Crypto Innovation, Security and Regulation and the Lead Up to Putin’s War
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 …
Project Hamilton: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The MIT Digital Currency Initiative
Based on the recent release of our Web3 Cyber Incident Database, we continue with our brief survey of crypto and digital currency initiatives from around the globe, all of which are officially …
What do the Apache Log4j Vulnerability, Security Community Outreach Efforts, Cognitive Infrastructure, Resilience, Anti-Fragility, John Boyd and Dune have in Common? The December 2021 OODA Network Member Meeting
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 …
Bitcoin Ordinal Inscriptions Added to US National Vulnerability Database
As we first reported back in March (The Future of Bitcoin and the Exponential Growth of and Risks Posed by Ordinal Inscriptions), we kind of saw this one coming. Details about the addition of Bitcoin …
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2022 Year-end Review: Cybersecurity
Summary Not much unlike 2021 (and actually quantifiably worse), 2022 was marked by security professionals reacting to threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities of a constant, unrelenting frequency, …
2022 Year-end Review: Federal
Summary What began on January 6, 2021 (in the chambers and halls of the United States Capitol with an unprecedented attack on the seat of government) culminated (almost two years to the date) in …