Dan Quayle: “I appreciate the opportunity to speak in favor of this bipartisan amendment that I'm offering along with Congresswoman…”

“I appreciate the opportunity to speak in favor of this bipartisan amendment that I'm offering along with Congresswoman Eshoo, Congressman Thompson, and Congressman Broun. H.R. 3523 is designed to increase the sharing of government intelligence and cyberthreats with the private sector and allow private sector companies to share threat information on a voluntary basis. The bill is consistent with our founding principles and our Constitution. Indeed, as the nature of the threats facing our Nation change, I believe this legislation is vital to protecting our country. Every day our military intelligence communities work to counter traditional threats like nuclear and biological weapons in order to prevent a catastrophic attack on U.S. soil, but today's security threats are becoming less traditional. Four nations have chosen cyberspace as an area of particular vulnerability for America and are targeting critical military and economic cyberinfrastructure. Admiral Mike Mullen, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lists cyberattacks as one of the top threats facing the United States. Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Leon Panetta warned that the next Pearl Harbor we confront could very well be a cyberattack that cripples our power systems, our grid, our security systems, our financial systems, our governmental systems.…”