Next, a discussion about cybersecurity and the biden administrations priorities which include working with the private Sector And Upgrading defense capability. It is my honor to introduce to you our Opening Fireside Chat entitled new cybersecuritys of the biden administration. Moderating will be the Vice President of Business Development at the Cybersecurity Training and services for raytheon intelligence space, tom envisioned this event earlier this year. He and his amazing team have worked tirelessly to bring this event to fruition for you today. We thank them very much for their support of this important summit. Chris derusha, the federal chief Information Security Officer, one of the first public interviews with chris in his new role as federal please enjoy the fascinating kickoff fireside. Good morning, chris. I want to start by welcoming you and thinking you for kicking off this summit which we believe is important to the nation, to our national security, the Government And Indus
[gavel bangs]. [inaudible] chairman thompson National Cyber director inglis, and assistant director easterly for participating in todays hearing on how the federal government is maturing its approach to securing federal networks and Critical Infrastructure. At the outset id like to commend the administration for its steadfast commitment to confronting the Cyber Security challenges facing the nations. I would like to thank both of you for the Important Role you play in this committee. This committee has a long history of bipartisan collaboration in support of advancing strong, sound Cyber Security policy and we look forward to working with both of you in your respective roles. Last Congress Members of the , committee worked together to raise cisas funding expand systems authorities, and authorized the National Cyber director with the support of this committee. Cisa worked tirelessly with state and local Election Officials to ensure the most secure election in history during the global p
[inaudible] Senate Meeting on cybersecurity. Hear from cyberdirector and other federal officials. Live coverage here on cspan3. Attacks only increasing in sophistication and have a significant cost to our National Security. Federal bureau of investigation reported 2,474 Ransomware Attacked in 2020. Though experts believe that number much much higher. Just last month in my home state of michigan about 1500 patients were notified their information had been exposed as a result of the breech of File Sharing Service used by their hospital. This breech like the solar winds attack is yet another example how you are adversaries target vendors and contractors, including Small Businesses to find the weakest link and exploit our greatest vulnerabilities. In order to prevent these types of attacks, potential victims from public to private sector must be aware of these ever changing threats. And have the right information to safeguard their networks. Whether it is widespread spy ware or Ransomware
Cybersecurity. Hear from cyberdirector and other federal officials. Live coverage here on cspan3. Attacks only increasing in sophistication and have a significant cost to our National Security. Federal bureau of investigation reported 2,474 Ransomware Attacked in 2020. Though experts believe that number much much higher. Just last month in my home state of michigan about 1500 patients were notified their information had been exposed as a result of the breech of File Sharing Service used by their hospital. This breech like the solar winds attack is yet another example how you are adversaries target vendors and contractors, including Small Businesses to find the weakest link and exploit our greatest vulnerabilities. In order to prevent these types of attacks, potential victims from public to private sector must be aware of these ever changing threats. And have the right information to safeguard their networks. Whether it is widespread spy ware or Ransomware Attack, the federal government
Committee will come to order. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for their service to the American People. Your agencies and offices are vital to protecting federal Cyber Networks and Critical Infrastructure systems. And although it can often be difficult to understand the complexity and the severity of many cyberattacks, there are only increasing in sophistication and frequency. And have a significant cost to our National Security. The federal bureau of investigation reported there were 2,474 Ransomware Attacks in 2020, though experts believe that number is actually much, much higher. Just last month in my home state of michigan about 1500 patients were notified their information had been exposed as a result of the breech of File Sharing Service used by their hospital. This breach, like the solar winds attack, is yet another example of how our adversaries target vendors and contractors, including Small Businesses to find the weakest link and exploit our greate