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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInVeteran FBI, Global Cybersecurity Investigations Expert Todd Renner Joins FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced continued investment in the firm’s Cybersecurity practice with the appointment of Todd Renner as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Renner, who is based in Atlanta, spent the past two decades with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), where he led complex cybersecurity investigations across the globe and established […]
FBI wants input on cyber reporting legislation — Defense Systems
The FBI is looking to make sure it has a place in incident disclosure legislation currently being considered by Congress. A Senate bill that is expected to be attached to must-pass defense legislation puts the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) front and center when it comes to reporting requirements. Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of […]
FBI Warning: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays – Technology – United States
Three major attacks in 2021 were conducted over holiday weekends: Mother’s Day weekend saw the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack; over Memorial Day weekend, hackers attacked the JBS SA meatpacking operations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia; and in the weekend leading up to the July 4th holiday, software vendor Kaseya suffered a massive attack that […]
The FBI’s seizing one bitcoin wallet won’t stop ransomware — but it’s a start
The FBI’s surprise announcement Monday that it had seized some of the ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to criminal hackers came as a double shock. On one hand, it was major news that the U.S. government had flexed its cybersecurity muscles on behalf of the owner and operator of the country’s largest fuel pipeline, taking […]
FBI Director Compares Ransomware Challenge to 9/11 – WSJ
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the agency is investigating about 100 different types of ransomware, many of which trace back to actors in Russia, and compared the current spate of cyberattacks with the challenge posed by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “There are a lot of parallels, there’s a lot of importance, and a […]
James A. Dawson Named Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal and Cyber Division of the Washington Field Office — FBI
Director Christopher Wray has named James A. Dawson as the special agent in charge of the Criminal and Cyber Division of the Washington Field Office. Mr. Dawson most recently served as the special agent in charge of the Mission Services Division in the same office. Mr. Dawson joined the FBI as a special agent in […]
FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2019 Internet Crime Report — FBI
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2019 Internet Crime Report includes information from 467,361 complaints of suspected Internet crime, with reported losses in excess of $3.5 billion. The top three crime types reported by victims in 2019 were phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, and extortion. In addition to the 2019 statistics, the report contains information about the […]
Former FBI Cyber Leader Jerry Bessette Joins Booz Allen
Booz Allen Hamilton announced today that Jerry Bessette, a former senior cybersecurity official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has joined Booz Allen as a leader of the firm’s Commercial business. In his new role as a senior vice president, Bessette will head the U.S. Commercial group’s Incident Response team, helping clients deploy cyber security […]
FBI Vet Eric Welling to Joins Accenture as Senior Security Exec | ExecutiveBiz
Eric Welling, former deputy assistant director of the cyber division at the FBI, has been named senior security executive at Accenture, CyberScoop reported Friday. The report said Welling will manage the company’s North America Incident Response Command Center, which analyzes cyber threats and provides security support to customers. via FBI Vet Eric Welling to Joins Accenture as Senior […]
US cybersecurity has been crippled by government shutdown
None of the cybersecurity concerns have bubbled up to the surface enough to merit prominent national news coverage, but a newly released 72-page report from the FBI Agents Association walks through some of the consequences, and their ramifications could potentially be profound. Among them, the report quotes an FBI agent in the bureau’s Northeast region lamenting […]
Three Top FBI Cybersecurity Officials to Retire – WSJ
Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His deputy, Howard Marshall, also left in recent weeks. Mr. Marshall has accepted a job at Accenture , a consulting firm that is expanding its cybersecurity portfolio. Mr. Smith is also expected to move to the private sector. David […]
Aon just hired the FBIs top cybersecurity expert – Chicago Tribune
Aon has hired the FBIs top cybersecurity expert to its cyber risk team, hoping his expertise will help clients avoid being taken down by an internet attack like the massive one that brought down Twitter, Spotify and others on Friday. James C. Trainor, assistant director of the Cyber Division of the FBI since August 2015, will help the Chicago-founded risk […]
Private-Public Collaboration Puts Pittsburgh at Fore of Cybercrime Fight – WSJ
Pittsburgh is home to the country’s first motion-picture theater, oil refinery and commercial radio station. The city is now emerging as a front line in the global fight against cybercrime. via Private-Public Collaboration Puts Pittsburgh at Fore of Cybercrime Fight – WSJ
FBI to Investigate Internal Revenue Data Breach – WSJ
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the theft of tax return information from the Internal Revenue Service, an escalation of the government’s response to the identity-theft scheme. via FBI to Investigate Internal Revenue Data Breach – WSJ
FBI warns of new hacking threat after Sony attack — CNNMoney
The FBI is warning businesses about a new hacking threat in the wake of a vast attack on Sony Pictures last week. The threat comes from the same type of malicious software that infected Sony’s computer systems, a law enforcement official told CNN. via FBI warns of new hacking threat after Sony attack – CNNMoney