Friday, August 23, 2019
10:00am CST
Brown-Kopel Grand Hall
152 Wilmore Drive
Auburn, AL 36849
The McCrary Institute hosted the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security Brian Harrell on Friday, August 23 to outline the agency’s plan for combatting insider threats, the convergence of cyber and physical security, infrastructure resilience, domestic terrorism and targeted violence, public-private partnerships and information sharing. After welcoming remarks from Auburn University’s President, Dr. Jay Gogue, the conversation was moderated by McCrary Institute Director Frank Cilluffo.
Brian Harrell was appointed by the President of the United States in December 2018 to serve as the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection. Brian now serves as the first Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security within the newly renamed U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Recently recognized as Security Magazine’s Most Influential People in Security, Brian is the former Managing Director of Enterprise Security at the Duke Energy Corporation. He is also the former Director of the Electricity ISAC and Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) where he was charged with helping protect North America’s electric grid from physical and cyber-attack. Brian has spent time during his career in the US Marine Corps and various private sector agencies with the goal of protecting the United States from security threats.
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