Garbarino Releases Statement Following Biden Administration EO To Bolster Port Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) released the following statement on the Biden Administration's announcement of an Executive Order to bolster the security of the nation’s ports.

“Maritime port security is vital to our national security. The presence of this technology in U.S. ports significantly increases the cybersecurity risk to business operations systems and terminal industrial control systems. While I am pleased to see the Administration finally prioritizing the Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports, especially in light of heightened concerns over technology employed by Chinese-manufactured cranes, this action is long overdue," Chairman Garbarino said. "Members of Congress have been raising the alarm about this threat since 2022, which is why last year, I and other Members of the Homeland Security Committee sent multiple letters to the Department of Homeland Security highlighting our concerns and urging action. The Chinese Communist Party continues to subvert U.S. economic and national security interests through the use of CCP-manufactured technology at our ports, so while this is a positive step forward, the Administration must ensure that it is more proactively mitigating these security risks and bolstering our cyber preparedness against malign Chinese actions going forward.” 

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