Federal security official warns of ‘converged, hybrid threat landscape’ in cyber era

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 that cyber threats facing our nation’s energy sector, manufacturing centers, water supply and other critical infrastructure have necessitated a shift in the security landscape.