» FBI To Get More Cyber Crime Agents
But is the bureau focusing too heavily on cyberterrorism, as opposed to fighting cybercrime?
By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek
December 20, 2011 01:48 PM
The FBI is set to receive more cyber special agents.
According to the draft of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for 2012, released earlier this month, the bureau will see increased funding for a number of types of investigations, including computer intrusions and cyber investigations.
That's important, because when it comes to computer intrusions--including foreign intelligence operations that pose a national security threat--"the FBI is in a unique position to counter cyber threats, as it is the only agency with the statutory authority, expertise, and ability to combine counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and criminal resources to neutralize, mitigate, and disrupt illegal computer-supported operations domestically," according to the House committee's appropriations bill.
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