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Sessions Creates Task Force To Examine Cyber Security Needs, Capabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

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Sessions Creates Task Force To Examine Cyber Security Needs, Capabilities

Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Photo: Department of Justice

With cyber threats on the rise, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has established a task force within the Justice Department to review the department’s current capabilities and needs in cyber security.Sessions directed the Cyber-Digital Task Force to provide an initial report by June 30 on the department’s existing activities and for initial recommendations.“The Internet has given us amazing new tools that help us work, communicate, and participate in our economy, but these tools can also be exploited by criminals, terrorists, and…

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