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,
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
Immigrants in a sweltering tractortrailer in texas, now extend to an Iowa Trucking Company and mexican drug gangs. And tonight Mark Strassmann has new information about the driver. James bradley jr. Should never have been driving the tractortrailer that carried roughly 100 Illegal Immigrants into san antonio. Florida had suspended his commercial driving license back in april. Ten people died including 19yearold, frank fuentes. He graduated from high school in virginia but had been deported. The 60yearold bradleys criminal history dates back 20 years, with felony arrests in colorado, for menacing and assault, and in florida for an escape warrant. He spent a year in a colorado prison. More than a dozen survivors remain hospitalized, some in critical condition. Its never just the driver, by himself or herself. Shane fulton, the special agent in charge of Homeland Security office is leading the criminal investigatin. These organizations consider these people a commodity, dont think of them
Schmed cheers and applause very fun conversation. If the past two months are anything to go by, a good chance, america will spend the next four years cleaning up after this carrottinged toddler. laughter but good news, it might not last four years because thanks to this toddler, we may not make it that long. Overseas for the latest on the Nuclear Threat from north korea, the regime announced this weekend it tested a new engine that could fuel a Nuclear Missile that drew a sharp response from president trump. Hes acting very, very badly. Trevor this is the secret to trumps success he uses language that everyone, even pets, can understand. laughter hes acting very bad. Bad north korea. Bad. Bad. Kellyanne, off the couch. Off the couch. laughter , so yes, north korea tested new missile technology. They basically do it riff weekend, theyre like white people and brunch. laughter whats so special about this time . It appears north korea tested a new type of rocket engine. The test of this en