The President has just announced he has indications that the Russians are targeting our national infrastructure for a possible cyberattack, saying all companies should prepare and raise defenses …
Full Log4Shell Attack Chain-Enabled Conti Ransomware Gang Supports Russia; Ukrainian Gang Member Retaliates
CISA Update: US-CERT NCAS Alert (AA21-265A - Conti Ransomware) The US-CERT National Cyber Awareness (NCAS), Alert AA21-265A entitled "Conti Ransomware" was first released on September 22, …
Cyber Safety Review Board Launched by DHS
Consistent with our analysis back in November '21 - "Cybersecurity and Cyber Incidents: Innovation and Design Lessons from Aviation Safety Models and a Call for a “Cyber NTSB” - the DHS has now …
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Five Eyes Issue Joint Log4Shell Advisory: “Agencies Strongly Urge All Organizations Take Immediate Action to Protect their Networks”
The Five Eyes intelligence allies - government agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand - issued a joint Cybersecurity advisory (CSA) days before the Christmas …
C-Suite Guide: Improving Cybersecurity Posture Before Russia Invades Ukraine
One thing a career in the intelligence community taught me is no model for predicting the future is foolproof. Every model and method has flaws. But when an adversary tells you what they will do you …
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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 …
Cybersecurity and Cyber Incidents: Innovation and Design Lessons from Aviation Safety Models and a Call for a “Cyber NTSB”
In a recent 4-month long workshop, over 70 experts explored the concept of creating a “Cyber NTSB”. This workshop topic is consistent with themes like innovation and design processes for innovation, …
Black Hat and Def Con 2021 – Observations and Trends
The OODA presence at Black Hat and Def Con conferences was greatly reduced, in-line with a smaller event overall. Here are a few informal observations for those interested: Each event had about 10k …
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