Cybersecurity and cisas cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Acting director and we will have with us today i think hes joining a little bit later. Senator warner is the vice chair of the intelligence committee, representative will hurd whos the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on intelligence modernization and readiness and on the house intelligence committee, and representative underwood, from the subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure , protections, and innovation. And i thought we would start where we just ended, which is we just heard from the cybersecurity and infrastructure cybersecurity agencys acting director from the department of Homeland Security. And the reason why we have an acting director is that the president fired the director , chris krebs. And maybe ill start with representative underwood and then turn to representative hurd, but to see what do you make of the firing of our lead cybersecurity officials. Well, thanks for having me. Hi, everybody. Really
Cybersecurity threats. I want to welcome our guests and remind folks please submit questions and i will read them toward the end of the session today. Just heard from cyberSecurity Acting director, senator warner is the vice chair of the Intelligence Community, representative will heard who in addition to being a cochair of the Cyber Security group is the Ranking Member on intelligence modernization on the health house Intelligence Community. And underwood on the subcommittee on Cybersecurity Infrastructure protection and innovation. I thought i would start with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Acting director from the department of Homeland Security and the reason we have an acting director, the president fired the director, maybe i will start with representative underwood and turn to representative heard to see what you make of the fire ring of cybersecurity officials. Hi, everybody. I oppose any effort to politicize the National Security department and agency. Our last inve
Thank fire eye intel and proof point for helping to make this summit possible, along with blue vector and the American Gas Association for their Additional Support and turn it over to my colleague, john carlan. Sorry, i had a bit of an audio issue. I want to welcome our guests and also to remind folks that the please submit questions and i will try to read them as we get towards the end of our session today. Weve just heard from cisas cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Acting director and we will have with us today i think hes joining a little bit later, senator warner is the vice chair of the intelligence committee, representative will hurd who is the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on intelligence modernization and readiness and on the house intelligence committee, and representative underwood, from the subcommittee on cybersecurity, infrastructure and protection and innovation. And i thought we would start where we just ended which is we just heard from the cybersecurity a
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