The U.S. Justice Department is creating a unit within the criminal division to advise on electronic surveillance in cyber investigations and work with the private sector to prevent online crime, an official said recently.
The new unit, housed within the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property section, will work with law enforcement, the private sector, and Congress, said Leslie Caldwell, head of the department’s criminal division.
“It is important that we address cyber threats on multiple fronts, with both a robust enforcement strategy as well as a broad prevention strategy,” Caldwell said in prepared remarks before a cybercrime conference.
The announcement came as Sony Pictures Entertainment is investigating a devastating hack that shut down its networks and led to the public release of sensitive personnel information.
Caldwell said the new unit would also help counter what she termed growing public distrust of law enforcement surveillance and high-tech investigative techniques.
(Reporting by Aruna Viswanatha; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
New Florida Property-Tax Cut May Bring an Unwanted Side Effect 
FTC, States Allege Toast Software Burns Restaurants and Consumers 
Learjet May Have Broken Up Before Fatal Florida Crash, NTSB Says 
Delta Air Lines Must Face Lawsuit Over ‘Window Seats’ With No Windows 
