Former Adm. Michael Rogers visited Auburn University on Friday, Nov. 1, and spoke on a wide range of cybersecurity threats and response measures. A 37-year veteran of the Navy, Rogers culminated his career with a four-year tenure as commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director…

Retired Adm. Michael Rogers will speak at Auburn University on Friday, Nov. 1, as part of the Leaders on the Plains series, hosted by the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. The event will take place from 2-3 p.m. in the Brown-Kopel Engineering…

As authoritarian regimes escalate their cyberattacks against democratic nations, democracies must work together to shore up their defenses and secure elections going forward, former government officials said Thursday at a forum on election security. The forum, hosted by Auburn University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security in…

Auburn University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (CCHS) will host a forum Thursday, Sept. 26, in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Center for Internet Security and the Embassy of Estonia, on securing elections around the globe. The forum, titled “Securing Elections — Global…

Cities across the U.S. face a growing threat from ransomware, where cybercriminals infiltrate computer systems and hijack data, vowing to delete critical files unless they receive payment.

Auburn University, through its Auburn Cyber Research Center and McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, is collaborating with the Alabama National Guard Defensive Cyber Operation Element (DCO-E) in Montgomery, Alabama, to provide training to DCO-E cyber analysts on Auburn’s campus.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Assistant Director Brian Harrell outlined unique cyber threats facing the national infrastructure and pledged his agency’s assistance in addressing them head-on Friday. Speaking at an event hosted by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Harrell warned…