SolarWinds: What It Means & What’s Next
A widespread sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. government agencies and private companies begs many questions including: what happened – how and why – and what’s next?
Join us for a virtual discussion with top cyber experts – all former senior officials – who will discuss the strategic implications of this incident and cyber priorities for the incoming administration.
McCrary Institute Director Frank Cilluffo will moderate the conversation which will include audience Q&A.
Featuring:
Tom Bossert – Former Homeland Security Adviser to President Trump and Deputy Homeland Security Adviser to President George W. Bush
Michael Daniel – Former Cybersecurity Adviser to President Obama
Melissa Hathaway – Former Cybersecurity Adviser to Presidents Obama and George W. Bush
Chris Inglis – Former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency
Election Security Amid COVID-19
With Election Day just weeks away, many are concerned about the security of the process relating to cyber threats, voter registration databases and COVID-19.
We will host a virtual event to address those concerns Tuesday, Sept. 22, with special guest Matt Masterson, senior advisor for election security for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
The event, which will be livestreamed here, will begin at 9 a.m. with remarks from Masterson on federal plans to strengthen election security.
Those remarks will be followed by a moderated discussion with McCrary Institute Director Frank Cilluffo, then a panel discussion and close with an audience question-and-answer session.
The panel will be moderated by Chris Cummiskey, CEO of Cummiskey Strategic Solutions and senior fellow of the McCrary Institute, and it will feature panelists Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania Secretary of State; Emily Frye, director for cyber integration for MITRE Corp. and senior fellow of the McCrary Institute; Kathleen Hale, Auburn University professor, director of graduate programs in election administration and faculty fellow of the McCrary Institute; and David Stafford, supervisor of elections for Escambia County, Florida.
Masterson and the panel will discuss topics ranging from cybersecurity tools and efforts to better prepare state and local governments for the upcoming November election; strategies for increased protection of voter registration databases; collaborations to recruit more election poll workers and approaches for ensuring voter safety amid COVID-19.
Securing the Grid
Please join us for a live event with the U.S. Department of Energy, discussing their top priorities and challenges regarding grid security.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Sean Plankey from the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) will offer opening remarks on the Department's support of the energy sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, to be followed by a conversation with McCrary Institute Director Frank Cilluffo on other key issues including risk reduction and the Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System issued on May 1, 2020.
A conversation with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf
Please join the McCrary Institute for a live event with Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf on Thursday at 11 am ET / 10 am CT. After a welcome from Auburn University Executive Vice President Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess (Ret.), Acting Secretary Wolf will offer opening remarks that will be followed by a fireside chat moderated by McCrary Institute Director Frank Cilluffo. Topics for discussion will include the Department of Homeland Security’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues of core concern and responsibility for the Department such as cyber and critical infrastructure security, economic security, and hurricane season/emergency management.
Is Deterrence Possible in Cyberspace?
Please join the McCrary Institute and Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) for a 90-minute live event discussing if deterrence is possible in cyberspace on Wednesday at 1pm EDT / 12pm CDT.
Institute Director and Solarium Commissioner Frank J. Cilluffo will moderate a two-panel discussion which will include Q&A.