Innovation in “semiconductor computational capability, resources and size, weight, and power consumption (SWaP)” is the centerpiece of the five-year, $1.5 billion DARPA Electronics Resurgence …
Renowned Encryption Experts Sound the Alarm on Client-Side Scanning (CSS)
While Facebook may be mired in Congressional controversy in the U.S. and legal battles worldwide, public safety and law enforcement officials continue to explore a viable technological solution to …
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Chet Richards and the Origin Story of The OODA Loop (Part 1 of 2)
In August of 2020, Matt Devost and Bob Gourley spoke with Chet Richards, who was a close associate of the late US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. He was there as the concept of the OODA Loop was being …
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Hackers as Global Private Contractors is a Pandora’s Box You Do Not Want to Open
In mid-September 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) fined three former National Security Agency (NSA) hackers who worked as service contractors for a United Arab Emirates (UAE) cybersecurity …
Ellen McCarthy and Kathy and Randy Pherson on Intelligent Leadership and Critical Thinking
In March of this year, Bob spoke with Ellen McCarthy, a highly accomplished and distinguished executive whose career started as a junior analyst and ended up reaching the very highest echelons of the …
The Liberty Experience: Envision a World Where You Own and Control Your Own Data
YOUR DATA IS POWER. OWN IT. SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2021 THE SHED, NYC IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO CONTROL YOUR DATA, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? The Project Liberty Experience is on display until September 25th at …
Decision-Making Inside the CIA Counterterrorism Center Before, During and After 9/11
We started the OODAcast as a way of highlighting insights and lessons learned from leaders and decision-makers in the OODA Network. Since March 2020, we have produced 80 OODAcast conversations that …
August 2021 OODA Loop Monthly Meeting Generates Actionable Insights Into A Chaotic World
OODA Network members are invited to participate in a monthly video call to discuss items of common interest to our membership. These highly collaborative sessions are always a great way for our …
Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare by Dr. John Arquilla
Since authoring the seminal Cyberwar is Coming! in 1993, Dr. John Arquilla has been on the forefront of thinking about the digital domain and the conflicts that now occurring on a daily …
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An Executive’s Guide to Scenario Planning for Strategic Decision-making
Scenario planning is an often overlooked aspect of corporate decision-making. But it is needed now more than ever. Scenario planning is a methodology for helping leaders think through alternative …
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