Posted on 07/20/2018 7:13:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
Three of the top cybersecurity officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation are retiring from government service, according to people familiar with the matter—departures that come as cyberattacks are a major concern for the country’s security agencies.
Senior U.S. intelligence officials warn that the country is at a “critical point” facing unprecedented cyberthreats, including Russia’s ongoing attacks on the American political system. The retirements also come as the FBI is facing regular criticism from President Donald Trump and his supporters, and is working to attract and retain top cyber talent.
Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His deputy, Howard Marshall, also left in recent weeks. Mr. Marshall has accepted a job at Accenture , a consulting firm that is expanding its cybersecurity portfolio. Mr. Smith is also expected to move to the private sector.
David Resch, executive assistant director of the FBI’s criminal, cyber, response and services branch, is departing the bureau as well. Mr. Resch, who was named to his senior post by FBI Director Christopher Wray in April, supervised Mr. Smith and Mr. Marshall.
Additionally, Carl Ghattas, executive assistant director of the FBI’s national security branch, has decided to leave for the private sector. And Jeffrey Tricoli, a senior FBI cyber agent who oversaw a Bureau task force addressing Russian attempts to meddle in U.S. elections, left last month for a senior vice president position at Charles Schwab Corp. , the Journal reported last week.
The FBI confirmed the departures. One U.S. official said more people are expected to leave soon, declining to provide additional names.
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Are these the guys who allowed Russia and China to penetrate our “defenses”?
I’m fuzzy on this but the last guy to see Levinson in person was an American expat [African American as I recall though I digress] who became a bigwig on Iran’s regime’s state TV
Have we got a better source for that than bigleaguepolitics?
Yep!...................
1980 : (MD : AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSLIM CONVERT DAVID BELFIELD a/k/a HASSAN ABDULRAHMAN a/k/a DAWUD SALAHUDDIN ASSASSINATES ALI ACKBAR TABATABAI, ONE OF THE SHAH OF IRAN’S DIPLOMATS ; DAVID BELFIELD WOULD GO ON TO BECOME AN EDITOR FOR IRANIAN PRESS TV AND BE THE LAST PERSON TO SEE FORMER FBI AGENT LEVINSON ON MARCH 8, 2007 BEFORE HE WAS ABDUCTED FROM KISH, AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF IRAN -— see FBI’s ROBYN GRITZ aka Valiant_Defender@vabelle2010 [FLYNN vs ANDREW MCCABE])
Can these three still be subpoenaed by Congress if they retire?
It is unlikely that govt will come up with cyber security solutions. Govt just isn’t creative. We need to get private loyal companies involved.
Well, bye.
What’s the down side. They are managers not real workers.
They’ll just be replaced with new managing clones.
David Resch biography-—Not sure when he joined the FBI. It was some time after 1996. Born about 1964.
Executive Assistant Director Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 2018 – Present (less than a year)Washington D.C. Mr. Resch was appointed Executive Assistant Director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch in March 2018. In this position, he oversees all FBI criminal and cyber investigations worldwide, international operations, critical incident response and victim assistance.
Assistant Director FBI 2016 – 2018 (2 years)
Assistant Director, FBI responsible for all personnel, operations, and programs managed by the Training Division at Quantico, VA, 2016-present. Leads all training, leadership, and professional development for the FBI workforce and thousands of law enforcement and intelligence community professionals. Oversees the FBI’s Defensive Systems program, and administers the FBI National Academy, the Law Enforcement Executive Development program, and the National Executive Institute.
Special Agent in Charge FBI January 2014 – January 2016 (2 years 1 month)
US Army Captain 1990 – 1996 (6 years)
Boston University Master’s degree, International Relations and Affairs 1991 – 1994
Western Kentucky University Bachelor’s degree, Political Science and Government 1986 – 1990
Mr. Resch entered on duty with the FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to the Houston Division
Nobody programs in Basic any longer.
Meet the new Boss!
Same as the old Boss!.....................
My mother-in-law once worked for an Egg producer in NE Florida. The company was sold to a new owner that decided to shut the plant down and consolidate elsewhere. There was a Government Inspector there that inspected eggs. She was being transferred to another company down south. And asked what she would be doing? Inspecting..........MISSILE COMPONENTS...................
“Normal attrition or something is up?”...…….
Sounds to me like “rats abandoning a sinking ship”. My guess is they have much to hide and knowing Trump will eventually seek them out ducking for cover. Notice they are all taking new positions OUTSIDE of government? Double dippers for certain.
I view these “retirements” as a positive.
Jeffrey Tricoli bio——born about 1973
Senior FBI official Jeffrey Tricoli has left his position overseeing a government task force that’s been looking into Russian interference in U.S. elections, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Tricoli, who had been at the FBI for 18 years, reportedly left last month to take a job with Charles Schwab Corp.
Current Charles Schwab, SVP Business and Cyber Resiliency at Charles Schwab
Education Syracuse University - Maxwell School
Section Chief Cyber Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
December 2016 – Present (1 year 8 months)Washington D.C. Metro AreaSenior Executive Service (SES) overseeing national cyber investigations
Syracuse University - Maxwell School Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Policy Analysis1997 – 1998
Canisius CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government 1995 – 1997
Jeffrey A Tricoli has been Section Chief of the FBI’s Cyber Division since December 2016. Mr. Tricoli joined the FBI in 1998 as a professional staff employee ...
I hope your comment is irony, because otherwise you have entirely missed a point.
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