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RSA2010: Benefits of working with government to catch cybercriminals

by on March 2, 2010 David Spark

David Spark here reporting for Tripwire at the 2010 RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Just before they began their panel at RSA 2010 entitled “A 360-Degree View into Data Breaches: Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?” (Read my summary of the discussion) I quickly interviewed three of the panelists about their upcoming discussion. In the video are:

David Burg, Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
John Woods, Partner, Privacy and Information Management Practice Litigation and Intellectual Property Practice, Hunton and Williams

When data breaches are discovered, all three gave me a preview of the collaboration success stories between the public and private sector. Peretti, who works for the DOJ, said that with all her cases they’ve worked closely with the victim agency and moved towards a prosecution.

If you’re concerned whether or not you should work with law enforcement after a breach, make sure you watch this video.

Check out more of Tripwire’s coverage from the 2010 RSA Conference in San Francisco.

Tagged as: cybercrime, DOJ, Government, hackers, IT Security, IT Security and Data Protection, RSA, RSA 2010, RSAC

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