Sen. Warner questions State Dept.'s cyber readiness amid heighten tensions with Iran

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is pressing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to detail the department's preparedness to counter cyber threats from Iran, including questioning the organizational chain-of-command to adequately alert senior management of cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid heightened tensions with Tehran, which the senator says has been investing in its cyber aggressive capabilities.

Warner, who is Intelligence Committee ranking member, cites an inspector general report issued last year in questioning the department's organizational reforms and training to counter a growing cyber...