PROVIDENCE – U.S. Rep. James R. Langevin outlined for House representatives his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act on May 25.
The remarks have been made available on YouTube. The amendment consists of the provisions of the Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act (read more here.)
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The proposed amendment calls for the creation of a National Office for Cyberspace, updating the federal information security management practices and the establishment of measures that protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
“Three months ago, the Director of the CIA told Congress that the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber attack. Shortly after, The Los Angeles Times reported on a computer hacker who, in a test of a Southern California water system, took control of the equipment that added chemicals to the water. The article stated, ‘with a few mouse clicks, he could have rendered the water undrinkable for millions of homes,’ ” said Langevin.
In his remarks, Langevin said researchers recorded 662 breaches at large companies or federal agencies that left 16.2 million records exposed. He said estimates of the cost of cyber threats to the U.S. economy round $8 billion annually. Langevin also said “it is believed” there are approximately 1.8 billion attacks on government servers every month.
