Law Enforcement Wants to Learn from Cybersecurity
CQ Homeland Security is reporting that U.S. attorney's are joining a conference on cybersecurity. The Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams Conference starts today and judging from the CQ article, there will be a lot emphasis on improving understanding of law enforcement's role in security breaches.
Painter [a DOJ official] said the Justice Department needs to end the myth that reporting cybercrime means government agents will confiscate a company’s systems.“I think it’s still a problem,” he said. “One of the things that has been a core part of our effort is to go out to the private sector and make ourselves known.”
Part of the motivation for cooperation is the increase in attacks:
Incidents of cyber-intrusion are on the rise. A recent report by Symantec found an average of more than 5,000 denial-of-service attacks a day in the United States, with about 30 percent occurring in the government sector.
Another is the need for first hand information on the part of the Justice officials:
There is also a great deal the prosecutors need to know about the world of cybercrime. While Painter said all of the prosecutors have been specially trained to handle computer cases, they can still learn from the first-responders.
Lets face it, if we just lock down our assets and clean up after our breaches with prosecuting attackers, they'll just move on to someone else next. This is a step in the right direction.
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