Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security and the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 published a report that provides the incoming U.S. administration essential recommendations to enhance the nation’s cybersecurity, incorporating insights from industry specialists and former federal officials. Building upon the groundbreaking…

Resilience is the new buzzword in the energy sector. Amidst mounting threats of cyberattacks, terrorism and natural disasters, executives and security leaders recognize it is impossible to prevent every disruptive incident. Instead, energy companies must develop resiliency: the ability to adapt in a changing environment…

George Barnes, former deputy director, NSA, and cyber practice president at Red Cell Partners shares fears about the current cyber threat landscape and what business leaders need to know with Bloomberg’s Katrina Manson at Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco.

In the digital age, where cybersecurity threats loom large over contemporary life, the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University stands as a beacon of innovation and expertise. Under the leadership of Director Frank J. Cilluffo, the institute has carved out a pivotal…

“This op-ed orginally appeard Dec. 18, 2023 on powermag.com. It was co-written by Frank Cilluffo, director of the McCrary Institute.”   The U.S. energy sector has a bullseye on its back. Whether it’s nation-state hackers or domestic terrorists, the level of malicious activity directed against…

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…

“Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States.”Executive Order 13010President William J. ClintonJuly 15, 1996 The protection of our nation’s infrastructure, and in particular the components deemed…

Colonial Pipeline, the United States’ largest purveyor of refined fuel, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, recently had a bad day. Late last Friday, the company’s information technology systems fell victim to ransomware.