Michael W. McConnell: “Many will say that we should let the market fix cybersecurity. I'm familiar with this one because I, myself, wrote it in…”

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.

This is a very important bill, and if it was passed, it would make an immense improvement to our national security and our economic well-being.

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.