FBI, DHS stress need for more workforce training to mitigate global cyber crime issues

Top FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday emphasized the need to “prepare the workforce” to defend against cyber threats, while discussing the sharp rise in cyber crime in the past few years as documented in a new industry report.

John Felker, the director of DHS' National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, recommended that industry groups spend time training employees on how to spot potential online threats. He spoke on a panel during an event at the Center...