mr. robert dicks, who isjuniper networks which i believe is from your district? >> proudly. >> thank you. we are delighted to have you here, thanks f s for coming th distance to share your information with us. >> good morning, thank you for inviting me to testify about cyber security, our network is a publically held company held in sunnyvale california. the networks are embedded this all manner of the nation's infrastructure, including power plants and water systems and transportation met works name a few. networks have shown to be resilient but the risk continues to grow and change and our efforts must be sustained. we are working every day to protect against cyber threats through industry collaboration and partnerships with government. let me share just a few examples. in 2007, a group of private companies came together to address the developing of software products. a group of companies set aside their competitive interest to deliver a series of written deliveriables that are available to the at large. they addressed the need for global response by forming th