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Hearing Hearing Date: April 20, 2016 9:30 am 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Federal Cybersecurity Detection, Response, and Mitigation

Subject
Federal Cybersecurity Detection, Response, and Mitigation
Date
April 20, 2016
Time
9:30 am
Place
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

PURPOSE:

  • To examine federal agencies’ capabilities and procedures to detect and mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

BACKGROUND:

  • The increasing use of common and shared hardware, software, and information infrastructure across the federal government increases the likelihood for cybersecurity vulnerabilities to occur, as well as the resulting level of damage if vulnerabilities persist.
  • Recent media reports revealing security vulnerabilities in the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database raise new questions about the Department’s cybersecurity posture and information security procedures.
  • Additionally, a vulnerability discovered in several generations of the Juniper Networks software may have had the potential to affect a large number of federal agencies.

 

Witnesses and testimonies: Mr. Sanjeev Bhagowalia

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Systems & Chief Information Officer
Department of Treasury

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Mr. Steven C. Taylor

Chief Information Officer
Department of State

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Mr. Andy Ozment

Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications
Department of Homeland Security

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Mr. Richard Barger

Chief Intelligence Officer
ThreatConnect, Inc.

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Mr. Charles Carmakal

Vice President
Mandiant Consulting

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