Michael W. McConnell: “The Internet was not designed to be secure. The rules and contracts put in place when it was commercialized were not…”

Some claim the private sector can do a better job defending networks than government. This is like saying we can rely on the airlines to defend our airspace against enemy fighters.

America is unacceptably exposed to massive cybercrime, global espionage, and potential cyberattacks that would very easily cripple our infrastructures.

The number-one security threat to the United States of America was cybersecurity, or cyberterror, however you want to phrase it.

I note that the Constitution says our goal is 'more perfect,' not perfection. This bill would make cybersecurity more perfect.