“If I told you how big the problem was, I’d have to kill you.” Excellent — another excuse to duck oversight. I look forward to finding out what the next one will be: Cyber Attack Data-Sharing Is Lacking, Congress Told (pdf)

U.S. intelligence agencies are unable to share information about foreign cyber attacks against companies for fear of jeopardizing intelligence-gathering sources and methods, cyber security expert Paul B. Kurtz told lawmakers yesterday.

Kurtz, who served on the National Security Council in the Clinton and Bush administrations, spoke at the first open hearing on cyber security held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. [...]

Some testimony has been posted:

• Paul Kurtz
  Former Senior Director, Critical Infrastructure Protection
  White House Homeland Security Council

• Amit Yoran
  Former Director, National Cyber Security Division
  Department of Homeland Security

• John Nagengast
  Former Assistant Deputy Director
  National Security Agency