{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-senate-hearing-king-highlights-need-for-doctrine-to-deter-adversaries-in-cyberspace", "In Senate Hearing, King Highlights Need for Doctrine to Deter Adversaries in Cyberspace", "2017-10-19", "2017", "2017-10", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "In Senate Hearing, King Highlights Need for Doctrine to Deter Adversaries in Cyberspace\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, October 19, 2017\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) questioned officials from the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation during a Senate Armed Services Committee focused on the nation\u2019s cyber defenses. In his questioning, Senator King emphasized the importance of establishing a national doctrine for deterring adversaries in cyberspace.\r\n\u201cI think [the need for a doctrine is] one of the key issues here,\u201d said Senator King during his questioning. \u201cIf all we do is try to patch networks and defend ourselves we\u2019ll ultimately lose\u2026 Mr. Smith, you used the term \u2018impose consequences,\u2019 and right now, we\u2019re not imposing much in the way of consequences\u2026We need a doctrine where our adversaries know if they do \u2018X\u2019, \u2018Y\u2019 will happen to them\u2026 Just being on the defensive isn\u2019t going to work in the end. If you\u2019re in a boxing match, and you can bob and weave and you\u2019re the best bobber and weaver in the history of the world, if you\u2019re not allowed to ever punch, then you\u2019re going to lose that boxing match\u2026 In reality, a secret deterrent is not a deterrent. The other side has to know what\u2019s liable to happen to them.\u201d\r\nDuring the hearing Senator King, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also pressed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Kenneth Rapuano on the status of a report on deterrence of adversaries in cyberspace, which the Assistant Secretary said was forthcoming. The report, which was due in June, is required by a 2017 National Defense Authorization Act provision based on language from legislation authored by Senator King and Senator Rounds.\r\nIn addition to Assistant Secretary Rapuano, hearing witnesses included Christopher Krebs, the Senior Official performing the duties of the Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department Of Homeland Security and Scott Smith, Assistant Director for the Cyber Division at the FBI. Also invited was Rob Joyce, the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator for the National Security Council, who was not in attendance.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/in-senate-hearing-king-highlights-need-for-doctrine-to-deter-adversaries-in-cyberspace"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.087351866066456, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}