Intel chief on the Hill

In the hours before the Pentagon is scheduled to release its fiscal year 2017 budget request, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is testifying before Congress.

On cybersecurity, Clapper's prepared testimony states.

The consequences of innovation and increased reliance on information technology in the next few years on both our society's way of life in general and how we in the Intelligence Community specifically perform our mission will probably be far greater in scope and impact than ever. Devices, designed and fielded with minimal security requirements and testing, and an ever-increasing complexity of networks could lead to widespread vulnerabilities in civilian infrastructures and U.S. Government systems. These developments will pose challenges to our cyber defenses and operational tradecraft but also create new opportunities for our own intelligence collectors.

Check out his prepared testimony here.