FBI Agents Found to Lack Skills for Security Hacking Probes

A government review of the FBI agents who investigate national security-related computer intrusions found about a third of them lack the required technical skills to do their jobs.

Of 36 agents interviewed, 13 were deficient in at least some of the necessary capabilities, according to a U.S. Justice Department inspector general’s report released today. Five of the agents told the inspector general’s office that they viewed themselves as unqualified to conduct investigations of computer hacking involving national security.