FBI doesnt share cyberinfo, exec says

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http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0626/web-fbi-06-26-00.asp

BY Bryant Jordan
06/26/2000

Despite the boss suggestion that agencies and industry should share
information to defend against cyberattacks, the FBI does not play
along, according to a senior executive with an information technology
security company.

Phillip Lacombe, a senior vice president with Veridian Corp., remarked
on the FBIs unwillingness to share data after being told that Attorney
General Janet Reno urged industry leaders to work cooperatively with
government agencies to defend against cybercrime and cyberterrorism.

The government needs to stop directing solutions and build
partnerships with industry to develop them, Lacombe told listeners at
the GovTech conference June 20 in Washington, D.C.

The day before, Reno had told industry officials that they not
government held the solutions.

Lacombe seemed amused.

"Her agency is the worst" at cooperating, he said. The bureaus
determination to have information flow in only one direction in
prevents mutual cooperation, either between the bureau and industry or
the bureau and other industries, according to Lacombe.

"Thats why the National Infrastructure Protection Center is not going
to work its all FBI," he said.

The NIPC is the bureaus in-house branch for combating cyberthreats to
the countrys critical networks. According to the Justice Department,
the centers mission includes developing a working relationship with
industry leaders and establishing a means of sharing information
between the public and private sectors.

FBI officials declined comment on Lacombes remarks, but referenced
testimony given by FBI Director Louis Freeh to a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee Feb. 16: "Much attention has been given to the need to
create mechanisms for sharing information with the private sector,"
Freeh said. "The NIPC has build a track record for doing this over the
past two years with concrete results."

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