botnets are easy. you can explain what a botnet is. i haven't yet met a person who can explain to me why artificial, what artificial intelligence is, what it is not and why it's important. and so we can talk about 5g and everything else that like you're just starting this conference today, and it reallyu' concernse that everybody is fired up about a technology that is now four years old in terms of wreaking havoc around the internet in ways that seems to be surprising people. >> so the gauntlet has been nextn down for the speaker. you better have some good talking points about botnets. >> but it explains why net neutrality came this crazy juggernaut. explain to everybody is fixated on the future of jobs with regards to an eye when that's the right conversation to be having. it explains why 5g seems to be now may be part of our national infrastructure. nobody knows. >> we are definitely tacking on that. so let's talk about, i look at this conference, this agenda now compared to two years ago. twoal years ago people talk abot social medi

among other items action against botnets -- botnets and other threats. botnet attacks can be extremely damaging at and the put the brr internet at risk as well as its users. commerce and homeland security west i website about actions that could be taken by stakeholders recognizing we cannot solve this problem through government regulation. earlier the department issued a draft report on enhancing resilience against botnets. we provide an open process digital gadgets in the report and what you think those of you who participated. the report outlined positive vision for theut future as wells five couple ventricles that would improve the internet. it suggests supporting activities to be undertaken by both government and privateer sector actors. botnet attacks are a global problem. no single government or sector can solve it in isolation. really any solution will require the entire ecosystem acting in concert. we're not starting from scratch. there are tools available today that can mitigate these threads that they are not widely used. changing this will req

it sought to promote action against botnets. botnet attack can be extremely damaging and put the broader internet at risk. wereepartment of commerce asked to identify actions i can be taken by stakeholders, recognizing that we cannot solve this problem through government regulation. the departments issued a draft report on enhancing resilience against botnets. we relied on an open process to generate ideas in the report. i want to thank those of you who participated. the report outlines the positive vision for the future, as well as five, trickles that would improve the resilience of the internet. activities to be taken by government and private users. are a global problem. no cigar government can solve it in isolation. any solution will require the entire ecosystem. we are not starting from scratch. there are tools available today that can mitigate this. they are not widely is. jing jing -- changing this will require market incentive that will find the street spot -- sweet spot between marketing and convenience. we now know tha

a botnet was used to attack a dime a couple years ago.ear about it in the headlines as much now, but they're alive and well. they're adding new devices every few minutes. these large-scale botnets they go after connected devices continue to proliferate. and that will spot new types of attacks and point the finger to why we have good, strong security that extends all the way to the home and not just on peace the but to protect all devices at home. chris young, ceo of mcafee speaking to bloomberg and our own caroline hyde. that does it for this edition of bloomberg technology. a reminder, we're livestreaming on twitter weekdays at 5 p.m. in new york, 2 p.m. in san francisco. that's all for now. this is bloomberg. ♪ mom you called? oh hi sweetie, i just want to show you something. xfinity mobile: find my phone. [ phone rings ] look at you. this tech stuff is easy. [ whirring sound ] you want a cookie? it's a drone! i know. find your phone easily with the xfinity voice remote. one more way comcast is working to fit into your life, not the oth

rod rosenstein: i mentioned botnets, which five or 10 years ago people would not have heard of. that is one of your biggest challenges because europe edition and your integrity depends on your ability to protect your information. you will recognize this, that your institutions are constantly attacked by criminals and nationstate actors that are seeking to extract personal information from your institutions, seeking ways to infiltrate your networks, still your intellectual capital and is still your fiscal capital. those are emerging challenges that require strong defenses. that is something we are getting better at. more than any other area it requires coronation between the private sector and the government. reports department probably to us when you are targeted, so we can help you defend against it and number two, spread the word to other potential victims and then of course, number three, try to orntify and either prosecute potentially retaliate against the perpetrators. it is important to us that we work with you and we encourage all of you to do that and i think recent expe

a botnet was used to attack dime a couple years ago.ear about it in the headlines as much now, but they're alive and well. they're adding new devices every few minutes. these large-scale botnets that go after devices continue to proliferate. that will spawn new types of attacks and point the finger to why we have to have good, strong security that extends all the way to the home and not just on pc's, but to protect all devices at the home. emily: chris young, ceo of mcafee speaking to bloomberg and our own caroline hyde. that does it for this edition of bloomberg technology. a reminder, we're livestreaming on twitter weekdays at 5 p.m. in new york, 2 p.m. in san francisco. that's all for now. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> following is a paid advertisement for the traeger renegade elite. announcer: the traeger renegade elite is the most versatile grill you could ever own. traeger renegade elite is a superior grill that gives you that delicious wood-grilled flavor every time. taste the difference. the traeger renegade elite. greg: i am greg. th

i mentionedin: botnets. that was something five or 10 years ago people would not have heard of. they are increasing challenges. cyber intrusions -- of course, those of you running financial institutions, those are your biggest challenges. your reputation, your integrity depends onustomer your ability to protect their information. your institutions are the constant target of attacks by criminals and nation state actors looking to extract personal information from your institutions, seeking ways to stealrate your networks, your intellectual capital, steal your physical capital. those are emerging challenges that require strong defenses, and that is something i think we , but weing better at have to work together. area, it any other requires coordination between the private sector and the government. we need your i.t. department to report to us, the fbi in particular, when you are targeted by cybercrime. we want to help you defend against it, but number two, spread the word to other potential victims, and number three, try to identify and either prosecute or potentially retaliate a

>> i mention ransomware and botnets. those are things that five or ten years ago people would not have heard of. they are increasing challenges for you. cyber intrusions, of course those of you running financial institutions that's one of the biggest challenges because your reputations, your integrity with your customer depends on your ability to protect their information. you all recognize this that your institutions are constant targets of attack by criminals and by nation state actors seeking to extract personal information from your institutions, seeking ways to infiltrate your networks, steal your intellectual capital and steer your physical capital. those are emerging challenges that require strong defenses, and that's something i think we're getting better at but we really do need to work together. it requires a cooperative effort. this is something more than any other area really requires coordination between the private sector and the government. we need your i.t. departments to report promptly to ask us comeo t

that was a botnet. obviously, the ectf will tell you to make sure your software is updated, make sure the patches are on your devices. for the more technical parts, the ectf is where i would go. >> the field office of the greater atlanta area. [indiscernible] [laughter] >> we didn't talk yet about presidential protection. you have perhaps the largest family -- offices in new york and in florida, and almost the largest set of protectees, people who in the past were not protected by the secret service. that must give enormous stress to the system. the super bowl, the college championship here. give us some sense of what that is all about. randolph: one thing i should clarify is, the statutes that direct protection of the president and his family are unchanged. there's nothing new. any president who would be elected with that large of an immediate family would receive protection by law. the fact that the trump family is larger, there is obviously more stress on the service, but that has been the law for ye

we are seeing more of those botnets that you are talking about that basically they just roam the internet looking for open devices that they can access. that was a problem that we had a camera hack at one of the municipalities where they lost control of their cameras, that was a botnet that found those cameras to be open. obviously the ectf will tell you what you hear is standard information, which is make sure your software is updated, make sure the patches are on your devices that's critical, but for the more technical parts i again refer to the ectf. >> ken is head of the field office in u.s. secret service for the greater atlanta area. before you leave say hello to ken, get his card and know who he is. stand so they can see who you ar are. >> mr. director, we didn't talk yet about presidential protection, but you have perhaps the largest family, the largest offices, new york and in florida and also the largest number of just protectees, people who in the past were not protected by the secret service. i mean, that must give enormous stress to the system and particularly like here when

did somebody by a botnet? was it russia? taking an issue aside at random, just to mess things up or is there a deeper conspiracy where it was people with an interest in the issues at hand finding a way to submit all those fraudulent comments? com. rosenworcel: those are terrific questions. i think my point right now is that i don't have an answer. i think it is incumbent on agencies in washington to get to the bottom of it. we'll have to build systems that can withstand this assault. in order to do so, we need to know where it is all coming from. i silenced you. >> thank you for your presentation. my name is laura mike kelly. i work on a research project which is how members of congress are crowdsourcing extra capacity into our district. you might note that crowd law is happening around the world. actually, the united states is other countries when it comes to inclusivity and the deliberative process, at the executive branch level and certainly in congress. have you had a chance to examine any of that and see what might matc

do you remember the botnet that took down most of the information infrastructure couple years ago?s to teenagers doing that. double -- we've got to really double down on cybersecurity. there's a litany of perspectives here are not being heard by our current congress. emily: thanks to briand a wi -- breanna wu. this week, we also heard from someone who had championed improving gender diversity in the workforce, the chief technology officer of the united states under president obama and vice president of google before that. megan smith joined us from washington. >> there's people from all backgrounds across the country who would love to be part of the tech sector. coming into town, cheyenne, denver, we get the word out and they were coming in. tech companies are showing up, people are showing up for the mentoring. a lot of people want in on these high-paying jobs that pay 50% more than the average american salary. there are hundreds of thousands of jobs open in america in every sector. all companies are software tech companies at this point. emily: and yet gender representation in co

should sign a voluntary code of conduct that commits them to policing for false news stories and botnetsentifying them, labeling them and blocking them, where appropriate. doesn't sound like nothing we can do. this is only the stuff that we talk about in the public domain. tl there's more that can be done in the intelligence services. i want to bring in national security reporter, ken addilani. you need to stop. if you don't, you're going to continue to invite consequences for yourself, it was said to the russians. the reasonable question for me to ask are, what are the conscienequence consequences? really, the president is not one of the poem who has come out forcibly like rex tillerson or mike pompeo. >> that's one of the things. congress allowed the administration to impoese toughr sanctions on russia, but they declined to do that. there are other things the u.s. intelligence committee could be doing, including releasing damaging information about corruption and misdeeds by the putin government they have in their possession. we have no evidence it is happening. it goes back to this is

that have picked up steam on twitter and there is some evidence or a lot of evidence coming out of botnetn rush sharks and several offic l officials have said that there are attempts of penetrating american voter systems unfolding much like the 2016 election, and so we are living in a world where it is very easy to kind of stir up partisan passions in washington. and you will see it when two russian spy chiefs are in washington, and they meet with the drirector of the cia to tal about counter terrorism and it is leaked by the russian, because they know it is going to cause argument, and that is the view that that is what the russians are trying to accomplish here. >>th that wlu rosenberg, great reporting and thank you for joining us. >>> the president today saying that lives are being shattered by allegation, and once again failing to express concern for the victims or the accusers as another staff member resigns following allegations of domestic abuse s. the president trying the take on the metoo movement or the man who called for hillary to be locked up or item number's birth certificat

the cyber command national mission team to disrupt the russian troll farms, the botnets, the hackers, all engaged in attacks on our democracy. we can identify them, the infrastructure they use, we can identify their plans. we can do everything that we can to stop these activities. what if you do not do anything, it is not going to happen. until the existing structure that we have, the secretary of the defense walks into the room and says, boss, and his boss is the commander-in-chief. until he says, boss, we have to , nothing is going to get done. describing a situation that we are defenseless in this 18 election? my sense, sir, is no. in themmendation is homeland defense mission of the department of defense we should stand up and move forward as we ,egin to move to another level which would be a national security task force. this committee has jurisdiction, the secretary has prerogatives. this is a homeland defense issue. >> well. i thinkld just add -- it is a defend the nation issue. >> i think you're right. >> this is as clear an attack on the country as if you lobbed a missile or i