Episodes: 147
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
YouTube: 18.8k subscribers
Instagram: 423 followers
Publicly listed emails
mccrary@auburn.edu
dkauffman@auburn.edu
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Frank Cilluffo - Frank Cilluffo is a national-security and cybersecurity expert associated with the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University.
Matthew Rogers - CI Fortify, Emergency Planning, Operating Through Compromise, Communications Outages, It/ot Dependencies, Isolation And Recovery, And Secure-by-design Principles For Operational Technology.
Mike McLaughlin - Private-sector Cyber Operations, Legal Authority, Liability, Deconfliction With Government Missions, Participating-company Risks, And Cyber Policy Implementation.
Jason Tama - Coast Guard Cyber Operations, Maritime Critical Infrastructure, Dark-fleet Cyber Activity, Port And Shipping Risks, It/ot Convergence, And Public-private Cyber Resilience.
Scott Kupor - Federal Technology And Cybersecurity Talent, Public-service Recruitment, AI And The Federal Workforce, AI Literacy, Performance Management, Responsible Experimentation, And Government-industry Relations.
Tom Afferton - Cybersecurity For Mission-critical Systems, Modernization Without Operational Disruption, Layered Security Improvements, Resilience, Redundancy, And Protecting Systems That Cannot Go Offline.
When Seeing Isn't Believing: Combatting Deepfakes with iProov's Dominic Forrest
October 12, 2026
How do you know the person on the other end of a video call is who they claim to be? For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, host Frank Cilluffo welcomes iProov Chief Technology Officer Dominic Forrest to Cyber Focus to discuss how deepfakes are changing fraud, cybersecurity, and digital trust. Forrest demonstrates how a single photograph can be used to impersonate someone on video and explains why awareness alone isn't enough. The conversation examines how impersonation can give attackers access ...
Pushing Cyber Planning Beyond Prevention with Stephanie Crowe and Nick Andersen
October 06, 2026
Keeping power, water, and other essential services running requires planning for what happens when cyber defenses fail. On this episode of Cyber Focus, Frank Cilluffo speaks with Stephanie Crowe, head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, and Nick Andersen, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), about how two close allies are preparing critical infrastructure to operate through compromise. The conversation examines how governments and industry ident...
CISA, AI, and the Future of the Federal Workforce with Rep. James Walkinshaw
September 29, 2026
As AI expands the capabilities of cyber adversaries, does the federal government have the workforce and tools to keep pace? Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia joins Frank Cilluffo to discuss cuts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), their implications for critical infrastructure, and his push for an independent assessment of the agency's capacity. They also examine responsible AI adoption in government, the risks of unauthorized AI tools, and the public anxieties dri...
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Cyber Focus: Cybersecurity, National Security, and Critical Infrastructure is hosted by Frank Cilluffo. Its publicly listed emails are mccrary@auburn.edu and dkauffman@auburn.edu. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for Cyber Focus: Cybersecurity, National Security, and Critical Infrastructure: mccrary@auburn.edu and dkauffman@auburn.edu.
Podseeker estimates Cyber Focus: Cybersecurity, National Security, and Critical Infrastructure reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Cyber Focus: Cybersecurity, National Security, and Critical Infrastructure typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior government, military, intelligence, or critical-infrastructure leadership; cybersecurity and operational-technology expertise; executive responsibility for major cyber or national-security programs; or legal and policy expertise involving cyber operations and government authorities. Common among recent guests: Leadership of federal, military, intelligence, or critical-infrastructure cybersecurity organizations; Executive oversight of major cyber, intelligence, technology, or resilience programs; Senior government policy or operational experience. Recent guests include Matthew Rogers, Mike McLaughlin, and Jason Tama.
High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.
Recent episodes cover Cybersecurity, Critical Infrastructure, National Security, Cyber Policy, and Operational Technology. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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