David Mussington

Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security

Dr. David Mussington serves as the Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure
Security at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as of February 2021. As
Executive Assistant Director, he helps lead CISA’s efforts to secure the nation’s
critical infrastructure in coordination with government and the private sector. Key
areas of focus include vulnerability and risk assessments; securing soft targets
and crowded places; training and exercises; and securing high-risk
chemical facilities.
Prior to joining CISA, Dr. Mussington was Professor of the Practice and Director for
the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the School of Public Policy
for the University of Maryland. His research and teaching activities focused on
cyber-physical system risk management, election cybersecurity, and critical
infrastructure security risk management. He has published articles in academic
and professional journals. This includes handbooks published by the University of
Oxford in the U.K., working papers co-written with partners at the U.S. Naval War
College, and peer reviewed articles in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) outlets about metrics and risk frameworks for cyber
defense. Most recently, he conducted projects on election cybersecurity, social
media information security issues, and the security of Internet and
Communications Technology supply chains.

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#resilience #supplychain #cybersecurity #homelandsecurity #infrastructuresecurity

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