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STATEMENT OF JAMES A. BAKER ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE SENATE JUDlClARYCOMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY AT A HEARING ENTITLED CYBERSECURITY: PREVENTING TERRORIST ATTACKS AND PROTECTING PRIVACY RIGHTS IN CYBERSPACE PRESENTED NOVEMBER 17,2009 Good afternoon, Chairman Cardin, Ranking Member Kyl, and Members of the Senate Judicial-y Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee. It is a pleasure to appear before qou to testify about securing our nations information infrastructure, I am pleased to share with the Subcommittee an overview ofthe Department of Justices [.olein the U.S. Governments overall cybersecurity strategy. In light ofthe FBIs participation on the panel, I will limit my remarks ptin-u:~rilyto the ways in which other compo~ientsof the Justice De~artmentaddress cybersecurity issues. 1. Cybersecurity Threats As you know, information technology is embedded within and interconnects virtually all of the Nations information and cotnmunications infrastructure, which we depend upon to conduct commercial, financial, personal, and governmental transactions. We face ongoing threats to the security of our information and information infrastructul-e from a wide range of actors, including nation-states. ct4iminals,and terrorists who exploit our pervasive dcpendet~cyon information technology to misappropriate or destroy information, steal money, and disrupt services, including those provided by critical infrastructures. As recognized in the Preface to the Presidents Cyberspace Policy Review, a 60-day, comprehensive, clean-slate review to assess U.S. policies and st