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Dr. Dave Venable

@davevenable.com
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Focused on building resilience in democracies | Former U.S. intelligence officer | Chair, @ISRS.ngo | Board director & CISO | TheCipherBrief

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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 30/09/2026
I feel like the one sandbox AI could never escape from would simply require it to generate an image containing perfectly spelled, properly centered, correctly rendered text.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 17/08/2026
New hypothesis: The ServiceNow UX was designed by someone who had once read an extremely detailed description of a webapp but had never personally encountered one.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 12/07/2026
Dear gas pump UI designers: There is absolutely no reason I should have to answer >5 unrelated questions just to start pumping gas.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 23/04/2026
Any tips on how to maintain capacity in spite of frequent context switching?
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 01/04/2026
World War III started a decade ago. We’ve just been calling it ‘technical debt.’
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 18/11/2025
Well, if it’s not us-east1, it’s Cloudflare… And it’s always DNS
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 28/10/2025
I was very honored to speak on the evolution of the CISO role at the Cyber Future Summit today, at the George W Bush Presidential Center.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 28/10/2025
“More than 50% of social media accounts are AI bots, and they are influencing how we think” - Kate Kuehn at Cyber Future Summit
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 10/10/2025
My latest:
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 09/10/2025
My latest:
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 15/09/2025
ISRS is thrilled to congratulate Admiral McRaven, commander of Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, for receiving the America's Future Series' Magelles Award last night! Well deserved. We were incredibly honored to be a part of it.
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 12/09/2025
NATO’s Eastern Sentry at a Glance A quick breakdown of how the alliance responded to Russia’s drone incursion in Poland: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/natos-re...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 10/09/2025
I wonder how long it will take for English grammar to evolve into something less precise, simply because AI detectors flag good writing as artificial.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 09/09/2025
Home is where your coffee machine is
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 26/08/2025
ISRS’s Mykola Volkivskyi will speak at the UN World Information Transfer on Global Geopolitics After the Alaska Summit. Open to the public via Zoom 27 August, 12:00 EST zoom.us Meeting ID: 881 7964 5785 Passcode: 240207
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 25/08/2025
Hey Chat, what is irony?
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 24/08/2025
Слава Україні!
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 20/08/2025
The next great power contest isn’t over land or oil, it’s over AI. ISRS unpacks Trump’s AI Action Plan, Europe’s regulatory push, & global risks ahead. www.isrs.ngo/fpb/the-next...
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 18/08/2025
AI is moving into military & diplomatic decision making. Studies show LLMs can escalate crises, even simulate nuclear first strikes. The risks are real. The time for safeguards is now. Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/escalati...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 13/08/2025
The goal was to show Ukraine watching the talks, but sadly not invited to sit down…
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 13/08/2025
Trump & Putin meet in Alaska without Ukraine at the table. ISRS maps 4 alternative futures, from a freeze-in-place armistice to renewed escalation, with fresh indicators to watch. Full FPB: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/trump-pu... #Ukraine #Geopolitics #ISRS #Diplomacy
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 04/08/2025
Why can’t China afford a Russian loss? Because if Moscow loses, the U.S. can pivot fully to Asia, and Taiwan moves to center stage. This isn’t neutrality. It’s strategy. www.isrs.ngo/fpb/why-chin...
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 01/08/2025
The UK’s Online Safety Act was meant to protect users. But it may be doing the opposite. @mrr3b00t.bsky.social weighs in, urging policymakers to form a challenge advisory board of practitioners in cyber, intel, and privacy to prevent unintended consequences. www.isrs.ngo/fpb/how-the-...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 28/07/2025
Some CISOs and Chief Risk Officers have been doing this for years, but this makes a lot of sense in larger orgs www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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Why every company now needs a Chief Geopolitical Officer
With governments and international institutions acknowledging the fragmenting global order, the creation of a Chief Geopolitical Officer role is an urgent priority for business.
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 23/07/2025
🧵 Russia’s drones aren’t just made in Russia. They’re powered by China. Engines. Electronics. Even HW‑T8‑80F pick‑and‑place machines building the circuit boards that guide kamikaze strikes on Ukraine. Let’s break down the hidden supply chain /1
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 21/07/2025
North Korea’s freelance IT operatives are infiltrating global companies. ISRS Advisory Council member @malwarejake.bsky.social warns: “If these ops are revenue-driven, you’re highly unlikely to detect DPRK actors through technical means alone.” Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/north-ko...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 19/07/2025
From an OPSEC perspective, if the Astronomer CEO and HR Chief had just smiled and waved, we would have never heard anything about this. (Not to encourage that sort of thing, but just classic Streisand Effect)
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 12/07/2025
Recently updated!
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 12/07/2025
“Spanish Government creates new classification category: REL PRC”
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 12/07/2025
Come on, people 🙄 therecord.media/spain-awards...
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Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 12/07/2025
Interesting read: thehackernews.com/2025/07/gpuh...
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GPUHammer: New RowHammer Attack Variant Degrades AI Models on NVIDIA GPUs
NVIDIA urges ECC activation to mitigate GPUHammer, a RowHammer exploit threatening AI accuracy and data integrity on GPUs.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 01/07/2025
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 20/06/2025
New from ISRS Chair @davevenable.com for @thecipherbrief.bsky.social The next war won’t target cities, it will target chokepoints. Critical infrastructure is now the frontline of strategic disruption. Read why resilience is the new deterrence: 🔗 www.thecipherbrief.com/cyber-critic...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 20/06/2025
My latest article for @thecipherbrief.bsky.social www.thecipherbrief.com/cyber-critic...
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The Next War Won’t Target Cities, It Will Target Choke Points.
OPINION — In the age of strategic disruption, critical infrastructure is both the terrain and the target. The West’s optimization of systems for efficiency and scale has inadvertently created a landsc...
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 13/06/2025
Here's what you need to understand about the Israel-Iran Escalation: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/flashpoi...
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 10/06/2025
🇺🇸 Honoring 250 Years of Service 🇺🇸 The ISRS team is incredibly honored to join senior leadership at Fort Bragg to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. It was a powerful reminder of the enduring importance of transatlantic unity, defense cooperation, and strategic resilience.
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 09/06/2025
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 -- 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗶𝗰? Ukraine’s recent drone strike campaign revealed more than military capability, it exposed a strategic shift in how war is planned, fought, and won. New Flashpoint Briefing: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/flashpoi...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 07/06/2025
At what point does anyone actually envision Trump planning on Elon saying he was in the Epstein files and being cool with it?
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 05/06/2025
But it does demonstrate the increase in scale of that enduring tactical approach
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 04/06/2025
Reminder that anything Russia does next is NOT a “response” to Ukraine’s attack. Ukraine’s drone attack was a response to Russia’s sustained war on Ukraine for the last 3 years.
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 04/06/2025
🛰️ 117 drones. 5 airbases. A new era of asymmetric warfare. Our latest 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 breaks down how low-cost, high-impact tactics are redrawing the lines of deterrence, vulnerability, and military power. Read more: www.isrs.ngo/fpb/fpb1
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 02/06/2025
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 02/06/2025
Exciting News! ISRS Board Member Brigham McCown will join Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy in a fireside chat at the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference on June 3, 2025, in Anchorage. Together, they’ll explore the intersection of sustainable energy, national security, and strategic infrastructure.
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ISRS | Institute for Strategic Risk and Security @isrs.ngo · 22/05/2025
Today, ISRS participated in strategic intelligence and security discussions with the Spanish Senate. We are working together for a safer, more resilient future.
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 07/05/2025
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NSA to cut up to 2,000 civilian roles as part of intel community downsizing
The agency is expected to make the cuts by the end of year, however that deadline could change as it is tied to the Defense Department’s broader push to reduce its budget by 8 percent in each of the n...
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 30/04/2025
Is this like bird law?
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a man is talking to a police officer in a courtroom and says `` i 'm well-versed in bird law ''
ALT: a man is talking to a police officer in a courtroom and says `` i 'm well-versed in bird law ''
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 30/04/2025
Very excited to be joining!
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Dr. Dave Venable @davevenable.com · 27/04/2025
What's the best way to share slide decks or image carousels of around ~10 slides on BlueSky? Or is there one?
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