Think of the infrastructure and architecture of the Human Genome Project, then apply it to the acceleration of our "understanding of the fundamentals of material science, providing a wealth of …
The Blockchain-based Root Name System (RNS) is Poised to Swap Out Traditional Domain Name Systems (DNS)
The blockchain-based Root Name System (RNS) leverages blockchain technology to manage domain names in a decentralized manner - and is the core design and technical element of our recent …
The Digital Residency Program of the Pacific Island Nation of Palau
In the first of our case studies in the OODA Loop Digital Self-Sovereignty Research Initiative, we turn to the digital residency program of the Pacific Island nation of Palau. Add digital residency …
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An Overview of the NIST NVD Backlog Debacle: Cybersecurity Company Brought in on a Five-Year, $125M Contract to Assist
In February 2024, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attributed an increase in volume and structural changes in "interagency support” as the reasons behind a backlog of …
The OODA Loop Digital Self-Sovereignty Research Initiative (Self-Sovereign Identity, Digital Citizenship, Personal Data Ownership and Portability)
Digital self-sovereignty is the new "build" as legacy systems get swapped out in a sometimes violent, always exponential fashion. To be clear, we are positioning digital self-sovereignty as a …
HHS Launches $50 Million ARPA-H Program to Improve Hospital Cybersecurity
In the wake of the Ascension and Change/United Healthcare ransomware attacks, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) recently …
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The United States’ International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy
At this year's RSA Conference a few weeks ago, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the release of the United States’ International Cyberspace and Digital Policy Strategy - which we assume was …
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The Social Engineering Tactics of Ransomware-as-a-Service Operator Black Basta
Last week: another high-impact ransomware attack in the healthcare sector, this time on Healthcare Giant Ascension. The attack has been attributed to a Russian non-state actor Black Basta - a …
The Future of Federal Research and Development and the Culture of Air Force Innovation
We continue to track the thought leadership of Will Roper, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, & Logistics. Roper is currently on the advisory committee for …
Hardware-Level Zero Trust and Quantifiable Assurance are the Future of Compute and the Global IT Supply Chain
In a fusion of a sub-theme from the OODA Almanac 2024 - Computation is the Ultimate First Principle - and several of the implications from our OODA Stratigame - Scenario Planning for Global Computer …