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Ron Johnson: “Agencies are concentrating their resources trying to dictate…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Chairman Johnson remarks at HSGAC OPM data breach hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:59

Foreign actors, cyber criminals and hacktivists are accessing our networks with ease and impunity. While our defenses are antiquated by comparison, our. Our adversaries are proving to be highly sophisticated. Meanwhile, Agencies are concentrating their resources trying to dictate cybersecurity requirements for private companies, which in many cases are implementing cybersecurity better and cheaper. OPM has been hacked five times in the last three years and has still not responded to effectively secure its network. Today's hearings will focus. (01:59–02:09)

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Asserts that agencies focus on dictating cybersecurity requirements for private companies, which often implement cybersecurity better and cheaper.

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