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Because there are little to no consequences for conducting cyberattacks, criminals and nation-states are becoming bolder in their threats and behavior. Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly hacking into U.S. companies and government networks for espionage purposes or financial gain.

Cyberattacks have become a permanent fixture on the international scene because they have become easy and cheap to launch. Basic computer literacy and a modest budget can go a long way toward invading a country's cyberspace.

In cyberspace, it is becoming increasingly difficult to uphold security for one's own country by sacrificing that of others.

Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.

We now see hacking taking place by foreign governments and by private individuals all around the world.

The problem with cyber weapons for a country like ours is the ability to control them.

Look at what is happening in China and in Russia. They have units that are specifically targeted cyber warfare. They are carrying it out. Our critical infrastructure is attacked thousands of times a day.

U.S. computer networks and databases are under daily cyber attack by nation states, international crime organizations, subnational groups, and individual hackers.

It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the Internet as a threat in part because they see the U.S. government behind the Internet.

I do agree that when it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth.