The FBI has opened its first multiagency, multijurisdictional office aimed at combating the escalation of computer-related crimes and has assigned it the task of acquiring, archiving and analyzing digital evidence in support of criminal investigations. The new facility, located in San . . .
The FBI has opened its first multiagency, multijurisdictional office aimed at combating the escalation of computer-related crimes and has assigned it the task of acquiring, archiving and analyzing digital evidence in support of criminal investigations. The new facility, located in San Diego, is designed as a prototype for new regional laboratories being established across the country. "The role of the computer forensics examiner will become increasingly more important as criminals continue to exploit emerging computer technology," says FBI Director Louis J. Freeh.

"As we have found on the national level, joining forces with other federal, state and local agencies produces higher levels of service in the full range of cases where computers are either used to facilitate crime or the computer itself is the target of a criminal act," he says.

Attorney General Janet Reno has called for an aggressive effort to combat computer crimes, saying government and industry need to work together to determine what should be done both to increase security and to catch criminals.

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