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# Continued Funding From Congress Key For Government Cybersecurity, Expert Says
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/continued-funding-from-congress-key-for-government-cybersecurity-expert-says/
- Published: 2021-06-03T16:46:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:19:43.000Z
- Description: Efforts to shore up the security of government systems will require continued investment from Congress.
- Author: Sophie Draayer
- Tags: Cybersecurity, CISA, Lumen Technologies, Matt Hartman, Nick Andersen, Nick Anderson, Vinod Brahmapuram, Washington, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:16, #added-preview-divider

June 3, 2021–Securing systems against attacks will require consistent funding from Congress, as threats and attacks increasingly target American businesses and government, a federal cybersecurity expert said at a cybersecurity summit on Wednesday.

“There’s no silver bullet or single technology that will secure our systems,” said **Matt Hartman**, deputy executive assistant director of cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the Department of Homeland Security. “Our approach will require multiple layers of protection, defense, integrated technology, and continued investment from Congress.”

Last month, President **Joe Biden** signed an [executive order](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/lina-khan-advances-in-ftc-bid-biden-signs-executive-order-on-cybersecurity-and-commits-to-combatting-extremism/) on improving the U.S.’s cybersecurity capabilities. That followed two high-profile cybersecurity breaches, including on the software company [SolarWinds](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/senate-looks-for-answers-during-first-public-hearing-on-solarwinds-cyber-attack/), and more recently against oil transport company [Colonial Pipeline](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/alabama-dispenses-17m-in-broadband-funds-new-broadband-mapping-insight-pipeline-attack/).

“Malicious cyber actors are…sophisticated,” said **Nick Andersen**, chief information security Officer at Lumen Technologies. “And the harsh truth is that the consequences of cyber incidents continue to threaten public safety, economic and national security, and the resilience of the systems upon which we have built American society.”

The panelists said the federal government is largely playing catch-up with enhancing their cybersecurity capabilities.