How About We Just Privatize National Security?

The FBI did not examine the servers of the Democratic National Committee before issuing a report attributing the sweeping cyberintrusion to Russia-backed hackers, BuzzFeed News has learned.

Six months after the FBI first said it was investigating the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s computer network, the bureau has still not requested access to the hacked servers, a DNC spokesman said. No US government entity has run an independent forensic analysis on the system.

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The FBI has instead relied on computer forensics from a third-party tech security company, CrowdStrike, which first determined in May of last year that the DNC’s servers had been infiltrated by Russia-linked hackers, the U.S. intelligence official told BuzzFeed News.

“CrowdStrike is pretty good. There’s no reason to believe that anything that they have concluded is not accurate,” the intelligence official said, adding they were confident Russia was behind the widespread hacks.

  Buzzfeed

Amazing, while not necessarily surprising.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 1/5/2017:  Hmmmm.  The FBI didn't like this story.  In their version, the DNC refused to answer their requests.   "This left the FBI no choice but to rely upon a third party for information. These actions caused significant delays and inhibited the FBI from addressing the intrusion earlier."

Got that?   "No choice."  The FBI.   That makes them sound so much more competent, doesn't it?  I think I should apply for a PR job at the FBI.  Also, remember if the FBI ever comes round to you, just stall.  They'll eventually give up and go away.