Well come to order. Without objection, the chair has authorized to declare recess of the committee at anytime. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing entitled bolstering cybersecurity. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. I want to welcomethe witnesses here today and elcome chairman smith, Oversight Subcommittee Research and Technology Ranking member lipinski, our expert witnesses and members of the audience. Oversight subcommittee research and Technology Ranking member cyd from wannacry. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. I want to welcome the witnesses here today and welcome chairman smith, oversight subcommittee Ranking Member lipinski, our expert witnesses and members of the audience. Cybersecurity, a concept we hear mentioned frequently, especially in this period of rapidly emerging threats, is an everevolving concept. Maintaining an effective cybersecurity posture requires constant vigilance as new threats emerge and old one
Maintaining an effective cyber tourity posture is important remain vigilant. Too often when we hear about the importance of Cyber Security we are left without concrete steps to take to ensure our positions position against emerging threats. One of the goals today is to learn about tangible measures the government can take to its i. T. Systems to defend against new and emerging threats including novel and sophisticated rent somewhere threats. The specific focus will be the wannacry ran somewhere attack. It was last month in a worldwide attack that impacted nearly every country in the world. Although the concept of ransom ware is not new, the type of rent somewhere employed by wannacry was novel. It made people pay to get access to documents. It signaled a new type of wo rming. It would spread more rapidly with each new infection. In light of the method of attack, Cyber Security experts including those we will hear from today have expressed concerns that the virus is only a preview of a
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Is frightening. Even a millisecond of equipment failure can be the difference between live and death. That makes it all the more disturbing because its been known about in larger circles for years and years and doctors and hospitals are still unaware. Did you know about did . Not until we started doing the show. Thats why i have been freaked out since we started working on it. The next time you visit your doctor, think about this, your xrays, drug dosages and even medical records could be controlled by an outsider. Its a scary thought. But according to a new study, its way easier than you might think. From the radiation level on your ct scan to defibrillators to ventilators and even refrigerators storing blood samples, hacking medical equipment is surprisingly simple. Due to security loopholes that investigators say most hospitals dont even know about. The extent of what a hospital hacker can do is incredibly disturbing. They could take control of critical equipment during emergencies.