Michael D’Ambrosio joins the McCrary Institute at Auburn University as a Senior Fellow after a distinguished career in law enforcement and continued national security work in the private sector. His vast experience fighting an array of cyber crimes protecting our nation’s financial system will add…
Bob Kolasky is joining the McCrary Institute at Auburn University as a Senior Fellow after a distinguished career in public service and it is our privilege to have him aboard as he transitions to a position in the private sector focused on emerging technologies. The…
What comes next is anyone’s guess, and the window for our cyber readiness is closing fast. Why hasn’t cyber figured more prominently in Russia’s war on Ukraine? Russia is, after all, a powerhouse in this area having successfully cyber-attacked Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine…
Soviet Russia was the source of Ukraine’s infrastructure. If Taiwan were to fall to China, is the U.S. subject to the same fate? From that vantage point America starts to look a lot like Ukraine — so we must double down on efforts to deepen…
COVID-19 dramatically disrupted the food supply, but we must be prepared to tackle new kinds of disruptions in the future. Learn about the transcendent lessons learned and how to prepare for future threats with McCrary Institute’s Marc Sachs and Robert Norton. Read the full article:…
Marcus Sachs, Deputy Director for Research at McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, shares an important reminder about foreign hackers and possible disabling attacks. “We are watching things and if we see things that aren’t right, we will certainly sound the alarm.” said…
McCrary Institute in the news with Jen Easterly, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), sheds light on the vulnerabilities of local governments. “As ransomware has made clear, everyone is a target and state and local governments face the full…
China keeps ‘chipping’ away at US security. McCrary’s Frank Cilluffo & Kelsey Shields argue it’s time to onshore chip production and fund this looming national & economic security imperative. “China captured 9 percent of the semiconductor industry in 2020; that year, an additional 15,000 Chinese…
McCrary expert interviewed by Newsy TV, about the possible cyberattacks against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Frank Cilluffo, Director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security provides insight with other cyber military experts. Frank Cilluffo, a former Homeland Security official, says Russia showed the…
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks. Bush appointed Frank Cilluffo to the newly created office, which…
