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
Today remarks by Joseph Dunford on military issues including the ongoing dangers of is isis, cyber war fair and recruiting and up strengthening the u. S. Alliances. They will speak at the National Press club. We will come to order. Without objection, the chair is allowed to declare recess at any time. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing entitled, bolstering the Cyber Security Lessons Learned from wannacry. I want to welcome the witnesses here today. And i would also welcome chairman smith, oversight subcommittee, Ranking Member buyer, research and Technologies Committee chairman abraham. Research and technology Ranking Member lipinski. Members of the subcommittees, our expert witnesses and members of the audience. Cyber security, a concept we hear mentioned frequently, especially in this period of rapidly emerging threats, is an everinvolving concept. Maintaining an effective Cyber Security posture requires constant vigilance as new threats emerge and old ones return. Too often,
And affected 300,000 users in 150 countries. Members of the science, space, and Technology Subcommittee looked at ways to strengthen the governments cybersecurity posture. This is just under two hours. We will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing entitled, bolstering the Cyber Security Lessons Learned from wannacry. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. I want to welcome the witnesses here today. And i would also welcome chairman smith, oversight subcommittee, Ranking Member beyer, research and deck Technology Committee chairman abraham. Research and technology Ranking Member lipinski. Members of the subcommittees, our expert witnesses and members of the audience. Cybersecurity, a content we hear mentioned frequently, especially in this period of rapidly emerging threats, is an everevolving concept. Maintaining an effective cybersecurity posture requir
And affected 300,000 users in 150 countries. Members of the science, space, and Technology Subcommittee looked at ways to strengthen the governments cybersecurity posture. This is just under two hours. We will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing entitled, bolstering the Cyber Security Lessons Learned from wannacry. I recognize myself for five minutes for an opening statement. I want to welcome the witnesses here today. And i would also welcome chairman smith, oversight subcommittee, Ranking Member beyer, research and deck Technology Committee chairman abraham. Research and technology Ranking Member lipinski. Members of the subcommittees, our expert witnesses and members of the audience. Cybersecurity, a content we hear mentioned frequently, especially in this period of rapidly emerging threats, is an everevolving concept. Maintaining an effective cybersecurity posture requir
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