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DOJ's top cyber enforcer lays out agenda on foreign economic espionage

/ March 31, 2017

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary B. McCord laid out the Justice Department’s agenda on foreign cyber economic espionage, among other topics, at an international cybersecurity conference.

“We seek to mitigate national security threats posed by foreign nation-state actors by reviewing foreign acquisitions—which can give the acquiring company access to critical technologies and increase its reach within the U.S.” McCord said at the Billington International Cybersecurity Summit on Wednesday.

McCord also acknowledged the hesitation of companies to report security breaches...


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