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: Most immediately, it means that your systems are shut down. If…
The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University announced that the former Acting Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Lieutenant General Joe Hartman (Ret.) has joined its advisory board. He joins an impressive group of advisors that includes corporate…
The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University announced the appointment of two stalwarts of the energy sector to lead its industry-led energy advisory board. Jennifer Flandermeyer and KC Carnes, executives at NextEra Energy, Inc. and the Tennessee Valley Authority, respectively, together bring decades of experience to the McCrary Institute’s Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3) Industry Advisory Board. They will…
The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security hosted its first annual McCrary Cyber Summit on March 17, bringing together the most senior government and industry leaders for insights on the path ahead defending the systems Americans rely on most. The summit featured a fireside…
“The cyber threats facing the United States, particularly from adversaries like the People’s Republic of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, cannot be overstated, and the National Cyber Strategy released today provides important policy direction towards a whole-of-government approach that will better protect Americans in…
At Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, we are dedicated to defending our essential networks.
WASHINGTON – Today the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University announced 13 new senior fellows joining their already impressive stable of experts shaping policy recommendations on national security, emerging technologies and cybersecurity. Among the newest experts providing their expertise are…
WASHINGTON – As Washington ramps up conversation on the need for more offensive cyber capabilities, the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security today released a paper laying out how we got where we are, what capabilities are used and what tensions exist in…
The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical infrastructure Security released a statement from Director Frank Cilluffo in response to Congress renewing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Act of 2015 and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program in its short-term funding bill to end a…
WASHINGTON – As the world turns its attention to the U.S.-China relationship this week, the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University today released a paper raising the alarm on the sophisticated cyber threat posed by the People’s Republic of China…
