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
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
Then with that, again, i thank the chairman and i now welcome our panel of witnesses. First, i would again like to welcome senator angus king, the former governor of maine, who served as cochair of this commission. Senator king currently sits on the Senate Armed Services committee and the committee on intelligence among others and has been a vocal leader on cybersecurity throughout his tenure. I welcome the senator here. Next, representative Mike Gallagher, cochair of the cyber Space Commission and current member of the house of representatives for the 8th district of wisconsin. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the house Armed Services committee and a former member of this committee. I also would like to welcome mr. Gallagher back to the committee again, back to congress after his paternity leave. I thank him for interrupting his paternity leave being with us. Again, congratulations on your daughter grace. In addition to being a huge packers fan, i know youre very proud as a father and for
Elections at the annual billington cybersecurity said david summit. This runs 20 minutes. Good morning. As you know by now my name is Todd Billington and its my pleasure to introduce to you a the next fireside chat. Brad is the executive Vice President for cybersecurity with. We are also honored with the vet said we are about 55 days away from the u. S. Election so it is my pleasure and honor to introduce to you brad for this important fireside chat. I appreciate the invite to be here today. It is a great pleasure to be here with chris. He mentioned how close we are to the election and we are thankful youve agreed to join us today and talk about some important topics. I think we should just dive right in. My heart is racing a little bit right now. I thought i had more time than that. Theres this other thing we have going on and certainly we saw the federal government moved from the office to telecommuting in a number of days and so what is your perspective around this new normal with t
Is that correct . I believe thats the case. Mr. Rogers not here. With that, again, i thank the chairman, and i now welcome power panel of witnesses. First, i would again like to welcome senator king, the former governor of maine who served as cochair of the solarium kitchen. Sits on the Senate Armed Services committee and intelligence and others and has been a vocal leader in cybersecurity throughout his tenure. I welcome the senator here. Next, representative Mike Gallagher, cochair of the Cybersecurity Solarium Commission and current member of the house of representatives for the 8th district of wisconsin. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the house Armed Services dmt a s co and a former member of this committee. Id like to welcome mr. Gallagher again back to congress after his paternity leave. I thank you for interrupting your paternity leave and being here with us. Again, gratsz on your daughter grace. In addition to being a huge packers fan, going to be proud of her father for the work