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See <a href="https://www.enable-javascript.com">how to enable JavaScript in your browser</a>.</strong></p> </noscript> <div class="section silc-mtop--5 silc-mbottom--6"> <div class="compartment compartment--full"> <h1>David Mussington</h1> <div class="breadcrumb"> <ol class="breadcrumb__list"> <li class="breadcrumb__list-item"> <a href="/">Home</a> </li> <li class="breadcrumb__list-item"> David Mussington </li> </ol> </div> <a href="/people" class="link--back-to-parent silc-mtop--4 silc-mtop--5-800">Back to Faculty & Staff</a> </div> </div> <div class="section silc-mtop--0"> <div class="compartment compartment--full"> <div class="page-content faculty-member__content"> <div class="silc-display--flex"> <div class="faculty-member__portrait" style="background-image: url(https://gotech.umd.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2019-06/person_mussington_06202019.jpg?itok=orckj80s)" role="img" aria-label="David Mussington"></div> <div class="faculty-member__position-contact"> <div class="faculty-member__position tagline">Professor of the Practice; Senior Fellow, GoTech</div> <div class="label">Affiliations:</div> <ul class="list--unstyled faculty-member__affiliations"> <li><a href="http://civic.umd.edu/" class="link--cta">Civic Innovation Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://gotech.umd.edu/" class="link--cta">Center for Governance of Technology and Systems</a></li> <li><a href="https://spp.umd.edu/node/56" class="link--cta">Cyber Policy Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="https://spp.umd.edu/research-impact/strategic-focus-areas/science-technology-policy" class="link--cta">Science & Technology Policy Initiative</a></li> </ul> <ul class="list--unstyled faculty-member__contact-info"> <li> <a class="link--icon link--icon-email" href="mailto:bmussing@umd.edu"> <span>bmussing@umd.edu</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="link--icon link--icon-phone" href="tel:+1301-405-4794"> <span>301-405-4794</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="silc-display--flex-800"> <div class="faculty-member__bio"> <div class="faculty-member__bio-links"> <a href=" /sites/default/files/2019-06/Mussington%20B%20David%20CV%206-21-2019.pdf " class="link--external silc-display--table silc-mbottom--3-799">Curriculum Vitae</a> </div> <div class="reveal-pane"> <div class="reveal-pane__content" id="reveal-pane-1-content"> <p dir="ltr">David Mussington is a professor of the practice the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, and currently serves as the <a href="https://spp.umd.edu/news/mussington-serve-cisa-executive-assistant-director">CISA Executive Assistant Director</a>. He directs the School’s cyber policy initiative and teaches on cyber policy issues and risk management. Prior to joining UMD in 2016, he was assistant director of the information technology and systems division at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). Mussington is also a senior fellow at Canada’s Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Mussington has over two decades of experience in the national security, cybersecurity, and private sector experience.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mussington served on the White House National Security Council staff – as director surface transportation security policy and was previously senior advisor for cyber policy for the US Department of Defense. Since leaving federal service, Mussington has directed cybersecurity studies for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Communications Commission and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mussington has led cyber risk assessments for the Bank of Canada and for private sector entities in the US and Canada. Most recently he has conducted projects on election cybersecurity, social media information security issues, and the security of ICT supply chains. An internationally known expert on critical infrastructure cybersecurity, focusing on protection priorities and identification of adversary attack strategies.</p> <p><br>  </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="faculty-member__areas-of-interest"> <div class="label silc-mbottom--4">Areas of Interest</div> <ul class="list--unstyled">  <li >Cybersecurity; critical infrastructure protection; science & technology policy; international security; US defense & foreign policy</li> </ul> </div> <div class="faculty-member__social"> <div class="label silc-mright--4 silc-mbottom--0">Social:</div> <ul class="list--unstyled"> <li> <a class="link--icon link--icon-linkedin" href=" https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmussington " target="_blank"> <span class="visible-for-screen-readers">View David Mussington's LinkedIn</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="silc-accordion silc-accordion--become-tabs faculty-member__accordion">    <div class="silc-accordion__section" id="faculty-member-publications"> <button id="publications-accordion-label" class="silc-accordion__label" aria-controls="publications-accordion-content"> Publications </button> <div class="silc-accordion__content" id="publications-accordion-content" aria-labelled-by="publications-accordion-label"> <div class="silc-accordion__content-compartment"> <a href="/research-impact/publications?search_api_fulltext=David Mussington" class="link--cta silc-mbottom--4 silc-mbottom--6-800">View All Publications</a> <div class="feed"> <div class="views-element-container"> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-12881-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/opinion-can-we-afford-risk-measuring-cost-expiration-chemical" id="article-12881-title" class="link--inherit">Opinion | Can we Afford the Risk? Measuring the cost of the Expiration of the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2023-10-26T12:00:00Z">October 26, 2023</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10312-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/trusting-results-delivering-fair-election" id="article-10312-title" class="link--inherit">Trusting the Results: Delivering a Fair Election</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <p><strong>Other Authors:</strong> Matt Bishop, Duncan Buell, Alex Halderman, Dana Debeauvoir</p> <time datetime="2020-10-12T12:00:00Z">October 12, 2020</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10311-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/participating-pandemic-ensuring-safe-voting" id="article-10311-title" class="link--inherit">Participating in a Pandemic: Ensuring Safe Voting</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a>, <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/r-h-sprinkle">R. H. Sprinkle</a></p> <p><strong>Other Authors:</strong> Jodi Benenson, Cynthia Baur, David Mussington (6696), R. H. Sprinkle (1216)</p> <time datetime="2020-10-05T12:00:00Z">October 5, 2020</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10217-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/covid-19-and-geopolitics" id="article-10217-title" class="link--inherit">Covid-19 and Geopolitics</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2020-09-09T12:00:00Z">September 9, 2020</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-10093-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/future-perfect-interview-dr-david-mussington" id="article-10093-title" class="link--inherit">Future Perfect: An interview with Dr. David Mussington</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2020-07-27T12:00:00Z">July 27, 2020</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-9868-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/faculty-commentary-election-2020-and-covid-19-keeping-our-democracy" id="article-9868-title" class="link--inherit">Faculty Commentary: Election 2020 and COVID-19: Keeping our Democracy while Keeping our Distance</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a>, <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/r-h-sprinkle">R. H. Sprinkle</a></p> <p><strong>Other Authors:</strong> David Mussington (6696), R. H. Sprinkle (1216)</p> <time datetime="2020-04-29T12:00:00Z">April 29, 2020</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8786-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/financial-institutions-must-not-ignore-risks-cryptocurrencies" id="article-8786-title" class="link--inherit">Financial Institutions Must Not Ignore Risks of Cryptocurrencies</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2018-02-26T12:00:00Z">February 26, 2018</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-3501-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/canadian-national-security-act-2017-what-you-need-know" id="article-3501-title" class="link--inherit">The Canadian National Security Act 2017: What You Need to Know</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2017-07-03T12:00:00Z">July 3, 2017</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8791-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/trump-administration-cybersecurity-policy-one-step-forward-more-steps" id="article-8791-title" class="link--inherit">Trump Administration Cybersecurity Policy: One Step Forward, More Steps Back</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2017-05-15T12:00:00Z">May 15, 2017</time> </div> </article> <article class="feed__item feed__item--text" aria-labelledby="article-8796-title"> <div class="h4 feed__item-heading"> <a href="/research-impact/publications/russian-hacking-report-delivers-warning-western-world-order-0" id="article-8796-title" class="link--inherit">Russian Hacking Report Delivers Warning to Western World Order</a> </div> <div class="feed__item-content"> <p><strong>School Authors:</strong> <a href="/our-community/faculty-staff/david-mussington">David Mussington</a></p> <time datetime="2017-01-10T12:00:00Z">January 10, 2017</time> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="silc-accordion__section" id="faculty-member-news"> <button id="news-accordion-label" class="silc-accordion__label" aria-controls="news-accordion-content"> News </button> <div class="silc-accordion__content" id="news-accordion-content" aria-labelled-by="news-accordion-label"> <div class="silc-accordion__content-compartment"> <div class="feed"> <div class="views-element-container"> <article class="feed__item feed__item--image feed__item--news" aria-labelledby="article-10650-title"> <div 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