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Lawmakers warn Port of LA threatened by terrorism, cyberattacks, as Trump proposes cutting security budget

Posted by Toni McAllister on January 10, 2018 in Government | 158 Views | Leave a response
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A bipartisan group of U.S. congressional representatives wrote a letter Wednesday to federal budget negotiators in support of the Ports Security Grants Program, citing the thousands of cyber intrusion attempts the Port of Los Angeles receives each month as reason for the program’s need for continued funding.

Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan, D-San Pedro, a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, led the efforts to draft the letter signed by nine House members. She said the Trump administration has proposed cutting the program 52 percent from last year’s funding level.

“Port Security Grant funds are an essential tool for protecting port infrastructure against ongoing and rapidly changing threats from terrorism and cyber-attacks,” Barragan said. “In June, a cyber-attack on shipping giant Maersk crippled the largest terminal at the Port of L.A. in my district. At a time when these threats continue to grow, we cannot forget our nation’s ports.”

The cyberattack on Maersk shut down the Los Angeles Port’s APM Terminal, which the company operates, for three days last June, although the port itself and its computers were not hit in the cyber-attack and the port’s other seven terminals operated normally during the shutdown.

The “Petya” ransomware attack hit businesses and government agencies in at least 65 countries, including the United States, and Maerk’s operations were impacted around the globe, not just at the Port of L.A.

“It’s critical to our nation’s security and economy that federal maritime security funding be maintained at adequate levels,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. “I fully support Rep. Barragan’s efforts to make certain that the necessary funding is available so that we do not hamper our country’s ability to engage in international trade.”

The letter asks that funding for the program remain at a level no less than $100 million, which is equal to fiscal year 2017 funding and the fiscal year 2018 level approved by the House Appropriations Committee.

–City News Service

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