Frank J. Cilluffo

  • Director, McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security, Auburn University
Air passenger safety is just one of many responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images

Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large

The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to keep the nation safe.
Una mujer china camina junto a un cartel que muestra el logotipo de Huawei en Pekín, China, el 12 de diciembre de 2018. WU HONG / EPA

¿Por qué algunos países vetan a Huawei?

A los funcionarios de inteligencia de muchos países les preocupa que la empresa pueda estar ayudando al gobierno chino a espiar a empresas, unidades militares y agencias gubernamentales.
North Korean cyberattacks may increase as the country comes under greater international pressure. BeeBright via shutterstock.com

North Korea cyberspace offensives pose challenge in US‑China relations

The international community – and the U.S. and China in particular – should give serious thought to what might be North Korea’s cyberattack equivalent of a nuclear weapons test.
Obama chose Stanford University, the heart of Silicon Valley, to announce measures to defend cyberattacks. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Obama’s cybersecurity initiative: a start but businesses – and individuals – need to do more

Cybersecurity at the national level requires information sharing across industries and government – emerging models how this can be done effectively.

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