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Scoop: Top FBI cyber official & co-head of foreign influence task force who left in June has been replaced by someone who "knows absolutely nothing" about cyber.

Jeffrey Tricoli left b/c bosses wouldn't promote him, saying he was too cyber-focused.

More: politico.com/newsletters/mo…
Credit to @dnvolz who was first to report that Tricoli had left the FBI: wsj.com/articles/fbi-o…

Since we published our information in @MorningCybersec, another former FBI official has confirmed to me the circumstances of Tricoli's departure.
Make sure you click through to read about how Tricoli's departure highlights the FBI's problems integrating their counterintelligence and cyber efforts to combat foreign meddling: politico.com/newsletters/mo…
New: FBI declines to comment specifically on Jeffrey Tricoli's departure (politico.com/newsletters/mo…) but says "the mission of each division and task force is not dependent on any one person" and the foreign influence task force "continues its work without interruption."
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Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein is about to deliver remarks at a Georgetown Law/DOJ cybercrime conference.
Rosenstein talking about the risks of new technology.

“We need to place security on the same footing as novelty and convenience, and design technology accordingly.”

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Senate Rules is convening now for a hearing with Trump's EAC nominees, Donald Palmer and Benjamin Hovland.

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@Jim_Jordan Any #Trump sycophant, alleged pedophile protector, trying to besmirch this hero, while his own children will have to suffer from the decisions made for the country, is sad. Why wouldn't the #GOP make it an open door session if they had nothing to hide? Your reign ends soon.
@Jim_Jordan As time passes, more comes to light, with the Steele dossier, Trumps alleged involvement in Epstein child sex ring where Secretary Acosta stopped the FBI investigation before more suspects could be arrested, and money laundering campaign contributions from Russian operatives.
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The FBI Launches a Combating Foreign Influence Webpage

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Today the FBI is launching a webpage on combating foreign influence. This information is provided to educate the public about the threats faced from disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks, and the overall impact of foreign influence on society.
The FBI is the lead federal agency responsible for investigating foreign influence operations.

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NOW: DNI Coats: The President has specifically directed us to make the matter of election meddling and our election security a top priority… We continue to see "pervasive messaging campaign by Russia…Russia isn't the only country trying to influence our elections. #Midterms2018
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Mollie Halpern: Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, FBI Director Christopher Wray described how the Bureau addresses cyber, espionage, and other threats America faces from foreign governments.
He says the FBI has created a Foreign Influence Task Force to identify and counteract foreign influence operations targeting the U.S.

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SCOOP: The three top cyber officials at the FBI are departing, a sweep of turnover that comes amid concerns about flagging morale due to Trump's repeated attacks and as U.S. security agencies have warned of unprecedented cyber threats to the country wsj.com/articles/three…
In addition, Carl Ghattas, executive assistant director of the FBI’s national security branch, is leaving the bureau this month. wsj.com/articles/three…
This is on top of the departure of Jeff Tricoli, who left last month and was co-leading the bureau's foreign influence task force set up by Director Wray last year to combat Russian election interference wsj.com/articles/fbi-o…
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