Acting Director of National Intelligence Identifies “Cyber War” as Greatest Threat to the Country

Last Thursday, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testified that cyber threats are the most significant risks the nation faces. “We do face significant threats, I’d say No. 1 is not necessarily kinetic, it’s cyber, this is a cyber war,” Maguire said while testifying before the House Intelligence Community, his first appearance before the body. Maguire made these comments after being asked by Representative Will Hurd what he saw as the “greatest threats” to the country in his capacity as leader of the intelligence community. “We talk about whether or not the great competition is taking place with Russia and China, and we are building ships and weapons to do that, but in my estimation the great competition with these countries is taking place right now and is doing that in the cyber realm,” Maguire explained. Read the article at The Hill.