A new audit by the Justice Department Inspector General found that the FBI does not notify groups that are targeted by cyberattacks fast enough and provides them with too little useful information to mitigate attacks.
According to the auditors, this is a big deal since “[t]imely notification is critical because victims rely heavily on the information provided by the FBI to remediate the threat with as little damage to their infrastructure as possible.”
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