Justice Hammers International Trade Secrets Hackers

A recent  Justice Department reorganization of its National Security Division concentrates resources on fighting state-sponsored economic espionage and corporate theft of trade secrets. These strategic changes focus on Justice's ability to target and prosecute hackers and others who seek to damage national assets by means including economic espionage, proliferation, and cyber-based national security threats.

Though the Department retains terrorism as its top focus, the appointment of a new Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Mary B. McCord, specifically to protect national assets indicates a shift in priorities and an increased focus on the investigation and prosecution of trade secrets theft.