CRS: Justice Dept. faces challenges getting industry to seek cyber investigations

Much of the private sector does not automatically reach out to federal law enforcement in the aftermath of a data breach, instead turning to private cybersecurity firms to attribute and remediate cyber intrusions, a new Congressional Research Service report says.

The report, issued on Nov. 15, specifically cites the investigation into a breach at the Democratic National Committee as an example of organizations not immediately going to federal authorities after a breach. The DNC retained cyber service firm CrowdStrike...