by Taylor Bright | Mar 8, 2024 | Cyber News
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....
by Taylor Bright | Feb 5, 2024 | Cyber News
Institute Bringing in Expert Advisors to Provide Cybersecurity Solutions AUBURN, Ala. – The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University, one of the nation’s leading institutes developing cybersecurity solutions for the public...
by Joe McAdory | Jan 9, 2024 | Cyber News
Nick Sellers, who served in a variety of leadership positions within the Southern Company umbrella for more than 20 years, has been named chief operating officer (COO) for Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. In this...
by Joe McAdory | Dec 20, 2023 | Cyber News
“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...
by Joe McAdory | Oct 20, 2023 | Cyber News
James Goosby, director of business technology, planning, and strategic initiatives at Southern Company, joined Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security as the Southern Company Executive in Residence for Electric Grid...
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 Marcus H. Sachs and Robert A. Norton | Feb 6, 2023 | Cyber News, Cybersecurity
The food and agriculture sector is the only U.S. critical infrastructure without a threat Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). Learn about the national security implications of a disconnected food and agricultural sector and how to counter that intelligence...
by McCrary Institute Experts | Jul 6, 2022 | Cyber News
Michael D’Ambrosio joins the McCrary Institute at Auburn University as a Senior Fellow after a distinguished career in law enforcement and continued national security work in the private sector. His vast experience fighting an array of cyber crimes protecting our...
by McCrary Institute Experts | Apr 15, 2022 | Cyber News
Bob Kolasky is joining the McCrary Institute at Auburn University as a Senior Fellow after a distinguished career in public service and it is our privilege to have him aboard as he transitions to a position in the private sector focused on emerging technologies. 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 Marcus H. Sachs and Robert A. Norton | Feb 25, 2022 | Cyber News, Cybersecurity
COVID-19 dramatically disrupted the food supply, but we must be prepared to tackle new kinds of disruptions in the future. Learn about the transcendent lessons learned and how to prepare for future threats with McCrary Institute’s Marc Sachs and Robert Norton....