The FBI and other federal agencies are
increasingly looking to counter cyber threats
through tools other than criminal indictments,
the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in
an interview.
Arrests and indictments of foreign
cybercriminals are still appropriate in certain
circumstances and something the FBI pursues
“every day of the week,” said Assistant Director
Bryan Vorndran. But as federal agencies look to
have the most disruptive impact possible on
cyber crime, FBI officials are thinking carefully
about how best to time an indictment, or
whether an indictment is even the best action.