Shift of FBI Focus Puts Hurt on Policing of Cyber Crime

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Seattle P-I.

[snip]

A continuing shift of FBI agents to counterterrorism units has saddled
police chiefs in the Puget Sound region with new crime-fighting
responsibilities they're ill-equipped to handle.

And some criminals aren't getting caught and prosecuted as a result, the
chiefs told Sen. Patty Murray on Wednesday.

Hoping to counter a post- 9/11 trend, law enforcement officials called for
an increase in the number of FBI agents assigned to Washington to help
handle complex cases, such as fraud, identity theft, cybercrime and
interstate or international crime.

[snip]

More:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/347637_fbi17.html

Note: As someone is deeply engaged in combating Cyber Crime, I see that
this has indeed become an issue for concern. We're seeing a most major
Cyber Crime issues fall completely through the cracks, going completely
ignored by law enforcement. This is -- in my opinion -- a major, major
oversight.

- - ferg

p.s. Brian Krebs wrote extensively about this issue manifesting
itself a while back:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/09/is_cyber_crime_a_distant
_3rd_p.html

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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