More often than not, the geopolitical lens applied to the African continent is that of an extension of the great power competition, as the US and China compete for Africa's rare earth minerals. This …
Ukraine is a Master Class in Cyber Defense and a Real-time AI Accelerator
In March 2022, at the onset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, OODA Loop CTO Bob Gourley posited a working thesis that We Are In The First Open Source Intelligence War. A year and change into the …
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A Complete Guide to The Pegasus Project, the NSO Group, and the Commercial Spyware Marketplace
https://youtu.be/k1Ylr4B2Q0Y Global Spyware Scandal: Exposing Pegasus While the recent EO banning commercial spyware use within the USG included a list of previous directives and legislative …
After Meeting in Moscow, Will Xi and Putin Combine “IT Armies” and ICT-driven Hybrid Warfare Efforts Against the West?
"...the ICT-driven hybrid warfare landscape - at this point - has been digitally carpet bombed by both the Chinese and Russians - burning and smoldering." This week, the Washington Post reports that …
International Crime Collaboration Could Slow North Korean Cyber Activity
In early March 2023, the 3rd meeting of the Republic of Korea-United States working group on the North Korean (DPRK) cyber threat met in Washington, D.C. Representatives included …
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11 Palestinians killed during Israeli raid targeting militants in West Bank
On Wednesday, at least 11 Palestinians were killed during a daytime raid conducted by Israeli military forces in the West Bank. The raid left an additional 100 individuals injured, according to …
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Semiconductor Supply Chain Espionage: Data Stolen from ASML’s Technical Repository for EUV Chip Machines
A very specific insight from our OODA Network Stratigame – Scenario Planning for Global Computer Chip Supply Chain Disruption – was the role the foreign production of Specialized Manufacturing …
A Conversation with OODA Network Expert Kristin Del Rosso on Cybersecurity and National Vulnerability Database Research
In this OODA Loop Q&A with OODA Network Expert Kristin Del Rosso, we discuss her presentation last year at labscon.io 2022 in Scottsdale, AZ, entitled “Is CNVD ≥ CVE? A Look at Chinese …
Sophos’ Kristin Del Rosso on the US National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the Chinese NVD (CNNVD)
Kristin Del Rosso has been in our queue for an OODA Loop "quick take" interview since her presentation - "Is CNVD ≥ CVE? A Look at Chinese Vulnerability Discovery and Disclosure" - at labscon.io 2022 …
Chinese Cellular IoT technology: An analysis of threats and mitigation measures
Editor's note: This post is the first of a three part series based on a paper examining Chinese use of cellular technologies (including the threat to US interests) by Charlie Parton. For the full …