Security: FBI Gets Tough on Cyber-Crime

Fed’s cyber-squad, Silicon Valley defense contractors meet in cyber-crime crackdown.
By Priya Ganapati
September 26, 2005

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to meet with small- and medium-sized defense contractors in Silicon Valley to increase awareness about security risks to their IT infrastructure and encourage cooperation with law enforcement in the event of an IT break-in, the Bureau’s San Francisco-based agents said Monday.

The move represents the FBI’s efforts to reverse the decline in the number of computer intrusions that are reported to law enforcement, despite the increase in the number of cyber crime attacks. When it begins sometime in November, the outreach program will be the first time the FBI has set out to work on crime-fighting with a specific sector in the Valley.

With the program, the FBI plans to have its special agents personally visit companies and give presentations emphasizing the importance of creating secure networks and reporting security intrusions to law enforcement agencies.

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