Hacking election infrastructure remains difficult, but attempts to hack people’s minds can be as easy as spinning up fake social media profiles and websites. While federal agencies and election officials repeatedly affirm the physical security and cybersecurity of U.S. elections, a significant vulnerability remains — the…

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…

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…

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…

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…