[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1243-E1244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CYBER DEFENSE COMPETITION

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                               speech of

                  HON. HENRY C. ``HANK'' JOHNSON, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 28, 2010

  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. I rise today to express my support for H. 
Res. 1244, sponsored by Representative Ciro Rodriguez of Texas, 
recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) 
for their five-year effort in promoting a cyber security curriculum in 
institutions of higher learning. I believe that because the contestants 
are tested on their operational and management skills in network 
infrastructures and keeping defense systems safe from hackers, the CCDC 
not only benefits the competitors but support educators, students, the 
community, and the Government.
  Cyber defense is important to my constituency in Georgia, as well as 
to our nation as a whole because as our technology capabilities grow 
nationally so does the threat to our network operations. I share the 
concerns of many Americans that information privacy and security is 
compromised as more and more information becomes electronic. Everyday, 
Americans fill out doctor's forms, insurance forms, credit card forms, 
and other documents that are digitized and stored at a data center 
somewhere. Too often, we find out that this information has been 
compromised in some way, whether intentionally by a hacker or 
accidentally through poor data management. Once compromised, one can 
never know how their personal information could have been accessed and 
how it may be used in the future. As more and more data becomes 
electronic, clearly we should invest in a cyber security system that is 
capable of protecting this data.
  I am proud to recognize the National Collegiate Cyber Defense 
Competition today because it is not only a way to allow talented 
individuals an opportunity to provide infrastructure assurance and 
security; it also challenges

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students to protect corporate network infrastructures and business 
information systems.
  I congratulate the 2010 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Champions 
on their win and I urge my colleagues to support this important 
resolution.

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