And great set of speakers today, along with acknowledging additional support. I am here for the next 30 minutes with brandon wales, the acting director of cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, for what i hope is going conversationnating about the election, about the covid pandemic, about the state of cybersecurity and infrastructure security and Critical Infrastructure across the country. Brandon, thanks so much for joining us today. Brandon garrett, thank you so much for the invitation. I am very happy to be here and talk about the important work our agency is doing. Is december 3. It is hard to believe that exactly a month ago on november 3 we were sitting down as a country to watch the first Election Results role in. Roll in. It feels like as a country we have lived about 25 years in the last month, and i would imagine for you, it has actually felt somehow longer than that. Byanted to start off today taking you actually back three thursday after the election. They put ou
Formally unveiled some of his top team while pennsylvania and nevada have become the latest states to certify him as the winner. Its a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure. Its a team that reflects the fact that america is back ready to lead the world. Not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table, ready to confront our adversaries, and not reject our allies ready to stand up for our values. The Ethiopian Government says to graham Regional Forces have started to surrender. The government gave the rebels until wednesday to lay down their arms or risk. A final assault on the main city became a 20 people to leave the area because they, the ship denies surrendering claims. An Ethiopian Military division has been destroyed. It 14 people have been killed by 2 explosions at a market in central afghanistan. It happened in the historic city of bomi on home to the mainly shia has are a minority. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack happened
Require a near constant struggle to stay ahead of events and the real danger lies in getting complacent. Effective cybersecurity is an ongoing line of effort. The Threat Landscape is diverse, the best practices are changing, the information you get may not always be reliable. The task can seem overwhelming and the stakes are high. In this context, i have found myself thinking effective cybersecurity cannot move at, quote, the speed of government. By that i mean cybersecurity is a 21st century Public Policy program just not manageable by 20th century government means. Regulations, mandates and centralized action in general, these approaches are inadequate to match the pace of change. Congress needs to make sure that the governments role in detecting and responding to cyberattacks is clearly defined, that theyre focused first and foremost on the security of federal information networks. Today well hear from the department of Homeland Security and their cybersecurity work. How it is evolv
There will be the money to fund it. And we do know there has been a confirmation already from the department of defense that that transition has already begun in order to ensure that u. S. National security remains on track something. That was a grave concern to many of the top Security Officials in the United States. Given the fact that donald trump was dragging his heels and essentially blocking this transition from taking place, they argued putting u. S. National security at risk. The International Air transport association is predicting the industry is on track to lose more than 150000000000. 00. Thats after the number of passengers plummeted from 4 and a half 1000000000 in 2019 to fewer than 2000000000 this year. The theo paean government says to gray and Regional Forces have started to surrender. But to grays leadership says theyre fighting back and have destroyed an Ethiopian Military division, including a helicopter, and 2 tanks. At least 7 people have died in 2 separate car bo
The Threat Landscape is diverse, the best practices are changing, the information you get may not always be reliable. The task can seem overwhelming and the stakes are high. In this context, i have found myself thinking effective cybersecurity cannot move at, quote, the speed of government. By that i mean cybersecurity is a 21st century Public Policy program just not manageable by 20th century government means. Regulations, mandates and centralized action in general, these approaches are inadequate to match the pace of change. Congress needs to make sure that the governments role in detecting and responding to cyberattacks is clearly defined, that theyre focused first and foremost on the security of federal information networks. Today well hear from the department of Homeland Security and their cybersecurity work. How it is evolving about their approach to this complex range of threats. With respect to individual actors and industries that are at their greatest risk of cyberattack, hea