Tan Parker: “Hostile nation states, ransomware syndicates and hacktivist…”

“Well, again, Mr. Chairman and members, appreciate the opportunity to come before you here today to talk about Texas Cyber Command. While I speak here this morning on this bill today, Hostile nation states, ransomware syndicates and hacktivist collectives will launch well over 2 million probes against Texas networks. About 40,000 every second, to be precise. Seeking the soft underbelly of our state agencies, our school districts, our water utilities, our community hospitals, and any vendor that stores Texans data in the cloud.” (00:12–00:24)

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