DOJ Official Asks for Public-Private Cybersecurity Collaboration

The federal government needs private sector collaboration to maximize cybersecurity defense, said Assistant Attorney General-National Security John Demers Thursday. Speaking at a FedScoop/FireEye event, Demers cited successful public-private cybersecurity efforts with Yahoo, Google and other private entities that shared cybersecurity interests with law enforcement. Those efforts led to enforcement action against criminals from Russia, Iran, the Islamic State and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, he said. “We will continue to work with other agencies to use all elements of national power to meet this ever-changing and growing challenge,” Demers said. “To adequately protect our shared national cyber security against persistent attack, we will need your help as well.”