James Clapper

In my 50-plus years in the intelligence business, I cannot recall a more diverse array of challenges and crises that we confront as we do today.

The cyber threat is here. It is upon us now and we need the people here today to help us defend our systems and our nation.

Russia is assuming a more assertive cyber posture based on its willingness to target critical infrastructure systems.

improving offensive tradecraft, the use of proxies, and the creation of cover organizations will hinder timely, high-confidence attribution of responsibility for state-sponsored cyber operations.

Many actors remain undeterred from conducting reconnaissance, espionage, and even attacks in cyberspace because of the relatively low costs of entry, the perceived payoff, and the lack of significant consequences.

I have not seen change.

Unpredictable instability has become the new normal.

What really needs to be focused on are what are the fundamental systemic conditions that give rise to this?

You're exactly right, Senator Lankford, that's what I said.

North Korea's export of ballistic missiles and associated materials to several countries, including Iran . . .

North Korea has also expanded the size and sophistication of its ballistic missile forces--from close-range ballistic missiles to intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)--and continues to conduct test launches.

Have not seen a change in the behavior of the Quds Force.

I think he's very impulsive, very opportunistic.

the theft of the OPM data, as egregious as it was, we wouldn't necessarily consider it as an attack.

After all, that was the source of our big problem, here, with Mr. Snowden, who was a contractor.

it would be very helpful if, of course, the Chinese actually live up to what they agreed to.

In a whole range of threats, we have a significant advantage, except in cyber.

the time when only a few states had access to the most dangerous technologies is past.

In my 50-plus years in the intelligence business, I don't know of a time that has been more beset by challenges and crises around the world.

The consequences of failing to address this are grave.

In my 50-plus years in the intelligence business, I don't know of a time that has been more beset by challenges and crises around the world.

In the future, we will probably see cyber operations that change or manipulate electronic information to compromise its integrity instead of simply deleting or disrupting access to it.

Looking back over by now more than a half century of intelligence, we've not experienced a time when we've been beset by more crises and threats around the globe.

I agree with you, it would be very profound and very destabilizing if they were to achieve a nuclear weapon.

I worry a lot about the safety and security of this country, for a lot of reasons.