Director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University; Host of "Cyber Focus" Podcast; Former Member of the Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council

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Frank Cilluffo Biography

Frank J. Cilluffo is a recognized authority in cybersecurity and national security policy. He serves as director of the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University and hosts the weekly "Cyber Focus" podcast. The McCrary Institute conducts interdisciplinary research and innovation in infrastructure and cybersecurity, developing technologies to enhance the security and operation of critical infrastructure.

Cilluffo's career spans government, academia, and policy. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, he served as special assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House Office of Homeland Security, where he contributed to homeland security and counterterrorism strategies and advised Governor Tom Ridge, directing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council. Before his White House role, Cilluffo held senior policy positions at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he chaired and directed committees on homeland defense, counterterrorism, transnational organized crime, information warfare, and information assurance.

Cilluffo later joined George Washington University, where he established the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, a nonpartisan think tank focused on advancing U.S. security by connecting theory and practice. As associate vice president, he led national security and cybersecurity policy initiatives and launched the university's World Executive MBA in Cybersecurity program.

Cilluffo has served on the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council, chairing initiatives on counterterrorism, cybersecurity, and economic security. He regularly advises senior officials in the executive branch, U.S. Armed Services, and state and local governments on national, homeland, and cyber security strategy and policy. Cilluffo has testified before Congress on topics including cyber threats, critical infrastructure security, counterterrorism, weapons proliferation, intelligence and threat assessments, emergency management, and border and transportation security. He collaborates with U.S. allies and organizations such as NATO and Europol and has presented at bilateral and multilateral summits, including the U.N. Security Council, on cybersecurity and counterterrorism.

Through the "Cyber Focus" podcast, Cilluffo engages with leaders in government, industry, and the intelligence community on issues such as ransomware, state-sponsored threats, artificial intelligence, and the resilience of essential systems, including energy, water, telecommunications, and supply chains. He serves as a trustee for the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering and chairs the advisory board of Cyber Florida. Cilluffo has published extensively in academic, law, business, and policy journals, as well as in magazines and newspapers worldwide.

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