by Frank Cilluffo, Mark Montgomery, Sharon L. Cardash and Kelsey Shields | Apr 14, 2023 | Cyber News
The U.S. today is in a different kind of space race, one whose satellites and advanced support systems are critical not just to our military, but to everyday activities like air travel, cell phone use, and banking. These systems help support the backbone of the...
by Frank Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash | Mar 8, 2022 | Cyber News, Cybersecurity, Op-Ed
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...
by Frank Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash | Mar 1, 2022 | Cyber News, Op-Ed
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 resilience. Read the...
by Frank Cilluffo and Kelsey Shields | Jan 27, 2022 | Cyber News, Op-Ed
China keeps ‘chipping’ away at US security. McCrary’s Frank Cilluffo & Kelsey Shields argue it’s time to onshore chip production and fund this looming national & economic security imperative. “China captured 9 percent of the...
by Frank Cilluffo | Sep 10, 2021 | Cyber News, Defense & Intelligence
Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security to develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks. Bush appointed Frank...
by Frank Cilluffo | Jul 15, 2021 | Cyber News
Defense against cyberattacks must begin now with a reformed, diverse effort, said Frank Cilluffo, director of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, as he urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on...
by Frank Cilluffo | Jul 15, 2021 | Cyber News, Testimony
Testimony of Frank J. Cilluffo Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security View Testimony Introduction Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member...
by Frank Cilluffo and Mark Montgomery | May 11, 2021 | Cyber News, Op-Ed
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. View Article
by Frank Cilluffo | Apr 16, 2021 | Cyber News
In a bipartisan discussion hosted by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute on Thursday, U.S. Reps. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, outlined the potential impact that passing the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 would have for governmental agencies...
by Frank Cilluffo | Apr 15, 2021 | Cyber News, Events
Thursday, April 15, 2021 2 p.m. ET | 1 p.m. CT Join us for an in-depth and interactive conversation about the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021, featuring Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member; and Representative Jim...
by Frank Cilluffo | Mar 22, 2021 | Cyber News
Cyber criminals are ramping up ransomware attacks as part of a growing threat to U.S. companies and organizations, the nation’s top cybersecurity official said Monday during a virtual talk hosted by Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical...
by Frank Cilluffo | Mar 22, 2021 | Events
Monday, March 22, 2021 1:30 p.m. ET | 12:30 p.m. CT Join us for a virtual discussion with Acting Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Brandon Wales who will outline the Agency’s strategy to reduce the risk of ransomware across the...
