A growing array of high-profile wargames, simulations, and policy exercises reveal sobering lessons about a future fight over Taiwan, highlighting the urgent need for U.S. and allied investment in munitions, resilient posture, drone warfare, and ...
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Long holiday weekends in the U.S. are often met with a surge in adversarial cyber activity—a trend OODA Loop has tracked extensively in its Shields Up series. The recent Russian hijacking of a Norwegian dam ...
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Security researchers have discovered PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware leveraging prompt injection and large language model (LLM) systems to automate and scale attacks. This development builds on an ongoing OODA Network discussion of AI as ...
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The discovery of PromptLock provides a clear case study of how prompt injection can be exploited as a cyber weapon. By manipulating large language model (LLM) inputs, adversaries hijack AI systems to carry out tasks ...
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The global space economy is projected to nearly triple to $1.8 trillion by 2035. This growth is not just technological — it is financial, as capital strategies evolve and private investors accelerate innovation.
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Cybercrime and crypto-enabled financial crime have become deeply interwoven with global geopolitical dynamics, regulatory responses, and the professionalization of illicit actors. From North Korea’s increasingly sophisticated heists to the European Union’s regulatory push via the ...
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What emerged from the The August 2025 OODA Network discussion this was not just a survey of technical innovation, but a deeper reflection on how societies, governments, and enterprises will re-organize to thrive in an ...
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Recent OODA Loop research underscores one central theme: human capital is the decisive factor in cybersecurity and national tech competition. From board-level governance of human risk to the race for emerging tech talent, a “Talent ...
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With Black Hat and Def Con over, it is time to register for OODAcon! We have a great agenda and group of speakers already confirmed for this year, with a few surprises yet to be ...
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Recent OODA Network attendance at seminal, annual cybersecurity conferences (and subsequent “hot wash” discussions amongst the network membership) reinforced one vital takeaway: the “Human Factor” in all its forms will be a part of the ...
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