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Making America safer from cyber-attacks through a team of national cyber experts in policy, applied research and education.
Auburn, AL
Joined January 2009
Today we're proud to announce a great new go-to website from the McCrary Institute. Introducing #ThreatBeat, our new one-stop site for news, analysis, alerts and context on the issues shaping cyber policy and infrastructure protection. You'll find the best stories from
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.@NSACyber is quietly disrupting Chinese cyber ops—detecting zero-days, blocking billions of malicious domains, and exposing stealth campaigns like Volt Typhoon. To understand operational public-private defense, we heard from the head of NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.
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New on #ThreatBeat: New cybersecurity regulations for the maritime sector went into effect Wednesday. U.S.-flagged vessels and offshore facilities will be required to create a cybersecurity plan, designate a cybersecurity officer, and plan how they'll respond to cyber incidents.
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"We've enumerated 300,000 nodes that we see China using targeting the United States," says @NSACyber's Kristina Walter. "Through that illumination, we've been able to find zero day vulnerabilities that the community wasn't tracking." . She leads the Cybersecurity Collaboration
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“We found it in about two weeks…”. @nsacyber's Kristina Walter explains how industry collaboration at the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center helped detect & disrupt a Chinese zero-day in real time. Watch the full Cyber Focus episode 🎧👇. #Cybersecurity.
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Ransomware. GPS jamming. Hijacked tractors. @foodandagisac explains cyber threats are targeting America’s farms—and the ripple effects could hit every dinner table. New from Threat Beat:.#CyberSecurity #FoodSecurity #CriticalInfrastructure #AgTech.
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Hackers tried to take control of farm tractors during the war in Ukraine. Could it happen here?. New from the Cyber Focus podcast: Jonathan Braley from @foodandagisac explains how cyber threats—from ransomware to 'zombie tractors'—are putting America’s food supply at risk. 📰
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Top House chairmen are raising alarms—and offering solutions—on America’s digital future. This Cyber Focus special pulls top insights from past episodes:.• @RepMarkGreen on the cyber workforce.• @RepMikeRogersAL on acquisition reform.• @RepRickCrawford on cyber offense.Watch:.
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We're hiring a Program Director for the Southeast Region Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (SERC3). It's a fantastic opportunity to lead one of the nation’s premier applied research and testbed environments for operational technology (OT) cybersecurity in critical
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Space is the next frontier for protecting the U.S. homeland. To stop threats from Iran and beyond, we’ll need missile defense systems that can strike in orbit—before a warhead ever leaves the atmosphere. Gen. Frank McKenzie (Ret.) explains why. 🎯 Full episode:
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Iran’s military is weakened and its command “rickety,” says Gen. Frank McKenzie (Ret.). But the bigger threat to the U.S. may be self-radicalized individuals—not sleeper cells. Read more via ThreatBeat:. #NationalSecurity #Iran.
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“What we see right now is an Iran that is historically weakened. They're the weakest they've been in many decades.”. We welcomed former Commander of U.S. CENTCOM, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie to our Cyber Focus podcast this week. He provided tremendously helpful context about
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What could cyber retaliation from Iran look like? McCrary senior fellow @MarkCMontgomery weighs in. Great piece from @JoshMeyerDC in @USATODAY.
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Is it time to split NSA and U.S. Cyber Command?. @HouseIntel Chair @RepRickCrawford says it’s time to stop being “half in, half out”—and lays out his vision for the path forward. 🎧 Full episode → #CyberSecurity #NSA #CyberCommand #DigitalWarfare #NatSec
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New on #ThreatBeat: a new bulletin from @DHSgov warns that ‘low-level cyber attacks’ against U.S. networks are ‘likely’ after strikes on Iran
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Iran’s cyber activity against Israel is up 700%. Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery warns U.S. infrastructure could be next. New To the Point episode w/FrankCilluffo →.#Cybersecurity #Iran #CriticalInfrastructure #NationalSecurity.
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Now on #ThreatBeat: A new @Trustwave @SpiderLabs report says actors aligned with the Islamic Republic could take attacks beyond the borders of physical combat targeting entities seen as aligned with Israel.
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.@RepRickCrawford, Chair of @HouseIntel warns U.S. infrastructure is riddled with foreign vulnerabilities—from Chinese-made port cranes to risky ag data deals and biothreats. He’s calling for stronger cyber authorities and bolder action across economic sectors. Full story.
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Didn't attend #RSAC2025? You can now stream the McCrary-hosted panel on policy priorities in the new Washington. Thanks to our panelists @MarkCMontgomery, George Barnes, Alexandra Seymour & Moira Bergin for a fantastic, continually relevant conversation.
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