MEDIA ADVISORY: Garbarino Announces Subcommittee Hearing With CISA Director Jen Easterly

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) announced a hearing next week with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly on the nation’s current cybersecurity posture when it comes to defending our critical infrastructure through public-private collaboration.

“CISA is vital in combating the unceasing threats posed by cyber criminals and malicious nation-states aiming to disrupt and infiltrate our critical infrastructure, from oil and gas production and power grids to our water systems and transportation networks,” said Subcommittee Chairman Garbarino. “However, as over 80 percent of critical infrastructure is privately owned and operated, it is crucial that CISA empowers and strengthens information sharing without becoming a bureaucratic regulatory agency that undermines its relationship with the private sector. This Subcommittee looks forward to speaking with Director Easterly on ways we can increase our cyber resiliency and strengthen our nation’s risk advisor as it faces an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.”

DETAILS:

WHAT: A Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing entitled, “CISA 2025: The State of American Cybersecurity from CISA’s Perspective.”

DATE: Thursday, April 27, 2023

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 310 Cannon House Office Building

WITNESSES:

The Honorable Jen Easterly
Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security

The hearing will be open to the public and press and will livestreamed online on YouTube and the Committee’s website. Press must be congressionally credentialed and must RSVP.