Victoria Dillon
@victoriadillon.bsky.social
Tech, cyber, comms and #buffalove. Former Assistant National Cyber Director for Public Affairs at the White House, current McCrary Institute Chief Comms Officer
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Yesterday, our Director Frank Cilluffo testified to a House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee on the opportunities and policy questions ahead as we look to increase the use of offensive cyber capabilities.
Excellent roundup of the hearing reported by Threat Beat
threatbeat.com/time-is-not-...
Excellent roundup of the hearing reported by Threat Beat
threatbeat.com/time-is-not-...
‘Time is not on our side’ to field offensive cyber capabilities, experts warn House committee
The scale and sophistication of foreign adversaries targeting critical infrastructure have made it imperative that offensive cyber be added to our cybersecurity arsenal.
threatbeat.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Yesterday, our Director Frank Cilluffo testified to a House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee on the opportunities and policy questions ahead as we look to increase the use of offensive cyber capabilities.
Excellent roundup of the hearing reported by Threat Beat
threatbeat.com/time-is-not-...
Excellent roundup of the hearing reported by Threat Beat
threatbeat.com/time-is-not-...
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Cyber Focus 2026 forecast: McCrary Institute senior fellows pick the one policy issue, one tech shift, and one threat that will matter most. Hear how fast attackers can scale and how quickly defenders have to adapt. Cynthia Kaiser’s deepfake warning is one example.
Full Episode: youtu.be/7RFfT2PROyA
Full Episode: youtu.be/7RFfT2PROyA
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Cyber Focus 2026 forecast: McCrary Institute senior fellows pick the one policy issue, one tech shift, and one threat that will matter most. Hear how fast attackers can scale and how quickly defenders have to adapt. Cynthia Kaiser’s deepfake warning is one example.
Full Episode: youtu.be/7RFfT2PROyA
Full Episode: youtu.be/7RFfT2PROyA
I don’t want to say cyber operations are just another part of war but this week shows that any major conflict will now include the power that comes with offensive cyber capabilities. New @mccrarycyber.bsky.social paper on the past, present & future of offensive cyber threatbeat.com/project/goin...
Going on offense: Defending networks and critical infrastructure with a more aggressive strategy
With adversaries consistently attacking and positioning themselves inside our critical systems, there is an increasingly loud drumbeat to embrace and expand offensive cyber capabilities — operations…
threatbeat.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I don’t want to say cyber operations are just another part of war but this week shows that any major conflict will now include the power that comes with offensive cyber capabilities. New @mccrarycyber.bsky.social paper on the past, present & future of offensive cyber threatbeat.com/project/goin...
I affectionately call this episode of our Cyber Focus podcast “the Under The Sea episode” 🦞
Undersea cables carry a whopping 95-99% of intercontinental data traffic. So what are the risks? Watch the full episode youtu.be/1el7QORORTs?...
Make it Part Of Your World 🧜♀️ Sorry, I couldn’t resist!
Undersea cables carry a whopping 95-99% of intercontinental data traffic. So what are the risks? Watch the full episode youtu.be/1el7QORORTs?...
Make it Part Of Your World 🧜♀️ Sorry, I couldn’t resist!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I affectionately call this episode of our Cyber Focus podcast “the Under The Sea episode” 🦞
Undersea cables carry a whopping 95-99% of intercontinental data traffic. So what are the risks? Watch the full episode youtu.be/1el7QORORTs?...
Make it Part Of Your World 🧜♀️ Sorry, I couldn’t resist!
Undersea cables carry a whopping 95-99% of intercontinental data traffic. So what are the risks? Watch the full episode youtu.be/1el7QORORTs?...
Make it Part Of Your World 🧜♀️ Sorry, I couldn’t resist!
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Today at 11am EST, join us for a conversation on the growing risk from the People's Republic of China with House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Garbarino and CrowdStrike's Drew Bagley. Didn't RSVP? You can watch a livestream at www.youtube.com/live/Nkg_bHY...
December 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today at 11am EST, join us for a conversation on the growing risk from the People's Republic of China with House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Garbarino and CrowdStrike's Drew Bagley. Didn't RSVP? You can watch a livestream at www.youtube.com/live/Nkg_bHY...
No shame if you’re confused by all the cyber threats coming from China. Heck, I am sometimes. So we at @mccrarycyber.bsky.social wrote a paper on the Typhoon campaigns… what are they and why do we need to care? This quick video walking through it is pretty good too. All at ThreatBeat.com/ChinaThreat
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
No shame if you’re confused by all the cyber threats coming from China. Heck, I am sometimes. So we at @mccrarycyber.bsky.social wrote a paper on the Typhoon campaigns… what are they and why do we need to care? This quick video walking through it is pretty good too. All at ThreatBeat.com/ChinaThreat
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As the world focuses on the US-China relationship, we released a paper raising the alarm on the sophisticated cyber threat posed by the People’s Republic of China. It lays out -in simple terms- the sustained, coordinated assault on our national and economic security www.threatbeat.com/ChinaThreat
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As the world focuses on the US-China relationship, we released a paper raising the alarm on the sophisticated cyber threat posed by the People’s Republic of China. It lays out -in simple terms- the sustained, coordinated assault on our national and economic security www.threatbeat.com/ChinaThreat
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I always learn so much from my friend Lisa at the National Cybersecurity Alliance. They run #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth and know how to help Americans protect themselves from the latest scams. Here’s a new trend: literally called pig butchering. She’s the perfect guest to kick off October.
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
youtu.be/TUz-fjGJK6c
As we kick off #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth Lisa Plaggemier of the National Cybersecurity Alliance explains how these long cons work
youtu.be/TUz-fjGJK6c
October 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I always learn so much from my friend Lisa at the National Cybersecurity Alliance. They run #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth and know how to help Americans protect themselves from the latest scams. Here’s a new trend: literally called pig butchering. She’s the perfect guest to kick off October.
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In a new op-ed, Frank Cilluffo writes that Congress has until the end of September to prevent two pillars of America’s cyber defense from collapsing. It's out now in @federalnewsnetwork.com
Read the full piece here: federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2...
Read the full piece here: federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2...
September 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In a new op-ed, Frank Cilluffo writes that Congress has until the end of September to prevent two pillars of America’s cyber defense from collapsing. It's out now in @federalnewsnetwork.com
Read the full piece here: federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2...
Read the full piece here: federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2...
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Breaking news on #ThreatBeat: Sean Cairncross confirmed as new national cyber director.
Full coverage at threatbeat.com/sean-cairncr...
Full coverage at threatbeat.com/sean-cairncr...
Sean Cairncross confirmed as new national cyber director
The Trump administration has its first national cyber director after the Senate confirmed Sean Cairncross tonight 59-35. Cairncross, former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and former COO…
threatbeat.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Breaking news on #ThreatBeat: Sean Cairncross confirmed as new national cyber director.
Full coverage at threatbeat.com/sean-cairncr...
Full coverage at threatbeat.com/sean-cairncr...
Last night on my walk home, I heard the faint whisper of a well-rounded brass section. I detoured. I found the U.S. Air Force Band out of Joint Base Anacostia at the Capitol. It was glorious.
June 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Last night on my walk home, I heard the faint whisper of a well-rounded brass section. I detoured. I found the U.S. Air Force Band out of Joint Base Anacostia at the Capitol. It was glorious.
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June 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Every Tuesday, subscribers get early access to our Cyber Focus podcast. Get conversations with the leading voices in cyber and national security before anyone else. Follow, like and review on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. Sign up at threatbeat.com/podcast/
My mission yesterday was to write a post that got the word “pirates” as high up as possible. How’d I do? 🏴☠️
"Business as usual clearly isn’t cutting it" in offensive cyber says our Director Frank Cilluffo. Yet as new actions are considered, "the details matter" especially when considering an idea that harkens back to laws created for pirates. From @ddimolfetta.bsky.social www.nextgov.com/cybersecurit...
An 18th-century war power resurfaces in cyber policy talks
An old-world legal concept is seeing renewed interest in the cybersecurity community as a tool to give the private sector more runway to combat hackers, though many agree it’s more metaphor than manda...
www.nextgov.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My mission yesterday was to write a post that got the word “pirates” as high up as possible. How’d I do? 🏴☠️
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Exclusively on #ThreatBeat, a recap of our latest Cyber Focus podcast with @nozominetworks.bsky.social CEO Edgard Capdevielle. Digital transformation isn’t slowing down – and neither is the convergence of IT and operational technology (OT). Get the summary here threatbeat.com/digital-tran...
Digital transformation is a ‘one-way street,’ says Nozomi CEO on Cyber Focus podcast
Digital transformation isn’t slowing down – and neither is the convergence of IT and operational technology (OT). That was the central message from Edgard Capdevielle, president and CEO of Nozomi…
threatbeat.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Exclusively on #ThreatBeat, a recap of our latest Cyber Focus podcast with @nozominetworks.bsky.social CEO Edgard Capdevielle. Digital transformation isn’t slowing down – and neither is the convergence of IT and operational technology (OT). Get the summary here threatbeat.com/digital-tran...
This has become my new must-read morning email. I can’t tell you how often others tell me that too.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This has become my new must-read morning email. I can’t tell you how often others tell me that too.
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May 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have you heard about #ThreatBeat? It's the new one-stop site for news, analysis, alerts and context on the issues shaping cyber policy and infrastructure protection. Find stories from leading journalists plus original commentary all powered by the McCrary Institute. Visit threatbeat.com
Outside No 10 Downing Street on Sunday and a fierce juxtaposition on newsstands
March 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Outside No 10 Downing Street on Sunday and a fierce juxtaposition on newsstands
My friend @jerryzremski.bsky.social is right. Full story from @buffalonews.com https://buffalonews.com/news/local/washington-dc-plane-crash-potomac-river-flight-3407-buffalo/article_7c743448-df12-11ef-af69-1f560236a7d3.html#tncms-source=login
I spent years covering aviation safety after the Flight 3407 crash in 2009, so I feel qualified to say the following: 1) Stop with the politicization and conspiracy-mongering. Most aviation accidents are just that: accidents.
January 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
To my fellow #BillsMafia. #GoBills.
January 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
To my fellow #BillsMafia. #GoBills.
Felt right to watch the Bills out in the chill. Great win. #GoBills
January 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Felt right to watch the Bills out in the chill. Great win. #GoBills
I met President Carter on a flight from Atlanta to DC. He introduced himself to every single passenger with a handshake & unassuming hello. A brief interaction revealed what we’ve all come to know about him-he was kind, generous, unfailing compassionate, a leader that left the nation he loved better
December 30, 2024 at 3:42 AM
I met President Carter on a flight from Atlanta to DC. He introduced himself to every single passenger with a handshake & unassuming hello. A brief interaction revealed what we’ve all come to know about him-he was kind, generous, unfailing compassionate, a leader that left the nation he loved better
I have changed my mind about liking white lights better than colored ones. I never considered how magical colored lights look from THE SKY!
December 22, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I have changed my mind about liking white lights better than colored ones. I never considered how magical colored lights look from THE SKY!
I’m in Jersey and just passed the cargo ship on fire at Port Newark. Fire still burning days later. Really sad, difficult story. Wild to see up close. https://abc7ny.com/amp/newark-nj-firefighters-ship-fire-port-killed/13472286/
July 7, 2023 at 10:50 PM
I’m in Jersey and just passed the cargo ship on fire at Port Newark. Fire still burning days later. Really sad, difficult story. Wild to see up close. https://abc7ny.com/amp/newark-nj-firefighters-ship-fire-port-killed/13472286/
Breaking: we get the cannons for 1812 at dress rehearsal for A Capitol Fourth. Cool. Boom. America. Praise to the National Symphony Orchestra. And the cannon guys.
July 4, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Breaking: we get the cannons for 1812 at dress rehearsal for A Capitol Fourth. Cool. Boom. America. Praise to the National Symphony Orchestra. And the cannon guys.