Young Oak Kim: “I rise today because across this country Americans are reading headlines about the impacts of cyber security threats…”

“I rise today because across this country Americans are reading headlines about the impacts of cyber security threats that make us less safe. Let me read to you three from just yesterday: From Reuters, ``Cyber defenders sound the alarm as F5 hack exposes broad risks''; from a TV station in Tennessee, ``Cyber attack closes La Vergne offices''; and from the Nevada Current, ``Nevada's recent cyber attack shows the importance of shoring up security for election systems.'' All of these are a reminder that we must do everything we can to be able to protect our communities. There is one thing we can do right here today. Today, we can pass the bipartisan Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act, introduced by Senators Peters and Rounds. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, groundbreaking legislation that has served as a catalyst of Federal and private sector cooperation on the real and consequential cyber security threats facing our Nation. For a decade, this program has had broad bipartisan support because of its positive impact on our Nation's cyber security landscape. Cyber attacks are real, and America's adversaries will not wait until our government is reopened before waging these attacks on our critical infrastructure, on small businesses, and vulnerable populations, such as the elderly.”