House homeland chairman urges DHS to assess resources in countering Iranian cyber threats

House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) issued a statement of support for DHS' warning this weekend about Iran's cyber attacks on critical industries and federal agencies, with the chairman urging the department to assess whether it has adequate resources to counter the threat.

“This weekend, [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] Director Krebs issued an alert putting critical infrastructure owners and operators on notice that they need to remain vigilant in defending their networks as Iran increases its use of...