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Fusing theory with practice, and policy with technology, to protect and advance U.S. interests in the areas of cyber and critical infrastructure security.
@usarmy.bsky.social Principal Cyber Advisor Brandon Pugh says the U.S. can’t afford to sit on the sidelines of AI—slowing development and deployment only helps adversaries catch up.

Hear why on Cyber Focus: youtu.be/0Mh_cowjgX0
#cybersecurity #AI
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
After Alabama came within days of a major cyber crisis, state leaders doubled down on relationships—not just tools. CIO Daniel Urquhart and CISO Chad Smith are building a “one team, one fight” approach with federal partners, the National Guard, utilities, and local agencies.
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
65% of data breaches come from third-party compromise.

On Cyber Focus, SecurityScorecard CEO Aleksandr Yampolskiy calls supply chain risk “the new epidemic" in cybersecurity—and warns it’s only getting worse.

Full Episode: mccraryinstitute.com/podcast/cybe...
#Cybersecurity #SupplyChainSecurity
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
CVE has quietly underpinned global cybersecurity for 26 years—tracking vulnerabilities across systems we all depend on.

But on the Cyber Focus podcast @istorg.bsky.social's Nick Leiserson says that foundation is cracking.

Find us on Spotify, Apple, or YT
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#Cybersecurity #CVE
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week's episode of Cyber Focus features the Co-Chairs of our China Task Force Mark Montgomery, Brad Medairy and William Evanina. They share what you need to know about the various Typhoon cyber campaigns.
🎙️Watch and listen the full podcast here: mccraryinstitute.com/podcast/cybe...
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
An adversary doesn’t need missiles to weaken U.S. power—just the ability to disrupt fuel logistics. On this week's Cyber Focus podcast, Chris Cleary explains how cyber pressure could slow military movement.

Full episode: youtu.be/vBqBMgLihBo
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We’re weeks from a report that could recommend creating a sixth branch of the military: Cyber Force.

Josh Stiefel says it’s time to move from reaction to readiness:
“How cataclysmic does an incident have to be to get us to actually move?”

Full episode: youtu.be/2YTNYNI0by4
October 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“We’re dramatically under invested in cyber defenses.”

Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel says the U.S. is falling behind as AI changes the threat landscape—and private industry holds 85% of the nation’s critical systems. #

🎙️ Full Cyber Focus episode: youtu.be/5cHlKQvE2xE
#cybersecurityawarenessmonth
October 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Scammers call it pig butchering—a chilling term from China for scams that "fatten up" victims with fake crypto gains before stealing everything.

As we kick off #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth Lisa Plaggemier of the National Cybersecurity Alliance explains how these long cons work

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October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“If CISA 2015 lapses… America would be in the dark.” – Cynthia Kaiser, Halcyon SVP & former FBI cyber leader.

On the Cyber Focus podcast, she explains how failure to reauthorize would cripple info-sharing and put small businesses at greater ransomware risk.

Full episode: youtu.be/vaQsg-rBzRI
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM