The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University is dedicated to defending the systems that power our national and economic security, our communities and our way of life. In partnership with the Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute, we aim to ensure…
Advancing operational technology cybersecurity research, demonstration and transition for the energy sector About SERC3 The Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3), led by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, brings together utilities, national laboratories, academic researchers, government partners and industry stakeholders…
The rising cyber risk to state and local governments State and local governments are increasingly under attack from cyber criminals and nation-states. Criminals know these entities can be an easy target and, because they’re under-resourced and understaffed, state and local governments are particularly susceptible to AI-powered cyberattacks. If you’re hit with a cyberattack, it’s painful. It can mean: …
The U.S. Secret Service’s National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) has partnered with Auburn to enhance programs and cybersecurity training. With the passage of the bipartisan NCFI Reauthorization Act, the focused courses directly supports state and local law enforcement, law enforcement officers across the country, as…
Auburn University is one of three universities sharing a $28 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA, to establish an Institute for Rural Partnership to research the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas.…
Auburn University was competitively awarded the Federal Transit Administration’s Low and No Emission Component Assessment Program (FTA LoNo CAP) to support transit vehicle manufacturers (TVM), suppliers and transit agencies who use (or plan to use) “green” public transportation. The LoNo CAP scope includes directed research,…
To better safeguard the nation’s energy infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a National Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy to integrate cyber resilience into the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of critical energy infrastructure. The McCrary Institute helped craft the Strategy, as a member…
Upon completion of its official role in advancing some of the most significant cybersecurity legislation ever enacted, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission has transformed into CSC 2.0 in partnership with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and the McCrary Institute. The 501(c)3 will build on…
