Cyber Focus is where we explore the people and ideas shaping and protecting our digital world. In this episode host Frank Cilluffo talks with Melissa Hathaway, a former presidential advisor, and leading voice on US cyber policy. She shares the ways she believes the country has lost ground in its pursuit of cybersecurity, and what steps need to be taken to get back on track.

On Cyber Focus we explore the people and ideas shaping and protecting our digital world. In this episode host Frank Cilluffo talks with CNN reporter Sean Lyngaas about how he started covering cybersecurity, what those experiences have taught him, and what group has become one of the most underestimated threats in the world. Sean's recent work: https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/02/politics/illicit-iranian-programs-targeted-us-measures/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/china-hacking-infrascture-fbi-director-christopher-wray/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/politics/xi-biden-china-us-2024-election/index.html

Host Frank Cilluffo speaks with Chris Inglis, who just finished serving as the country's first National Cyber Director. They discuss the current challenges confronting the US in today's cybersecurity landscape and explore new obstacles emerging with the rise of AI. Show Notes: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politi... https://www.barrons.com/articles/ai-r... https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecu... https://mccrary.auburn.edu/events/sol...

Cyber Focus is the new podcast from The McCrary Institute for Cyber and Infrastructure Security. The institute seeks practical solutions to real-world problems, underpinned by research and scholarship. Led by host Frank Cillufo, each week Cyber Focus will be the place to hear from the leading voices in cybersecurity, and discover what challenges they believe the country must address to ensure a safe and secure future. Subcribe now, and join us again for our first episode on January 31st.