The Way Forward: Working Together to Tackle Cybercrime

Tags: 2010s FBI Law Enforcement User-Controller Encryption

Authors: Wray, Christopher

Published: July 2019

URL: https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/the-way-forward-working-together-to-tackle-cybercrime

Abstract: These remarks, given by Cristopher Wray, former director of the FBI at the 2019 FBI International Conference on Cyber Security, offer an insight into the goals and capabilities of the FBI. Director Wray describes the capabilities of the FBI to combat cybersecurity, the dangers of foreign influence, and the foreign development of cyber technology. Then, Director Wray argues how encryption impedes law enforcement, describes specific crimes where encrypted information hindered an FBI investigation, and argues that lawful access to encrypted materials is increasingly necessary to law enforcement investigations.