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
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
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
Acknowledging the American Association for their additional support. Im here now for the next 30 minutes with Brandon Wales sampras charity Infrastructure Security Agency for what i hope its going to be a fascinating conversation about the election, about the covid pandemic, about the state of cybersecurity and infrastructures charity and Critical Infrastructure across the country. Brandon thanks so much for joining us today. Thank you so much for the presentation but im very happy to be here to talk about important the important work that our agency is doing. Today is december 3. It is hard to believe exactly a month ago on november 3 we were sitting down as the country to watch the first Election Results roll in. It feels like we as a country with about 25 years in the last month and i would imagine for you this is felt somehow even longer than that. I want to start off today by taking you back three weeks ago on ers day after the election. You put out a statement that i want to quot
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