- [Erick] With nearly 90% ofour critical infrastructure

in private hands, mostof it interconnected,

intelligence top brass say there is

a growing crisis that requires government

and private companies work together.

- We are in a crisismode, the cat 5 hurricane

has been forecast and now we must prepare.

- If that weak link is a smaller business

and that in turn connectsinto one of our bigger

supply chains, then nomatter how much work we do,

we would not have createdthe right defenses.

- The launch of the NationalRisk Management Center

was unveiled by the Departmentof Homeland Security

secretary, a dedicated hubto help private companies

to better coordinate,reducing risks and responding

to cyber attacks.

- This will provide thatfocal point, we will work

with our partners in governmentwho will be on stage today

and others to provideyou what you need to help

repel, to help mitigate, to help root out

the adversary from your systems.

- [Erick] Last year a global attack blamed

on North Korea infectedhundreds of thousands

of computers in over 150 countries,

damaging multiple critical industries

from health care to telecommunications.

Cyber security expertssay the energy industry,

in particular, is notprepared to fend off attacks.

Recently DHS officials briefedenergy industry officials

on targeted attacks by Russia hackers

who got so deep intosystems that they could have

flipped a switch and cutoff power to customers.

Vice President Mike Pence echoed the need

for the new informationsharing partnership.

- The president and I need you to continue

to be advocates in yourindustry and among your peers

for greater cyber security collaboration.

- [Erick] During hisspeech, the vice president

also called out Russia for launching

a brazen multi-faceted cyber campaign

to undermine our democratic process.

- The United States ofAmerica will not tolerate

any foreign interference in our elections

from any nation state.

Not from Russia, China, Iran,North Korea, or anyone else.

As President Trump said,we're not gonna have it.

- Pence ended his speechsaying the Trump administration

will continue to protect our liberties

and bring these cyber hackers to justice.

Erick Rosales, CBN News, New York.