Brett Leatherman, a seasoned FBI cybersecurity expert, has been appointed as the assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, taking over from Bryan Vorndran. He aims to enhance collaboration across government, industry, and international partners to disrupt cyber threats and support victims. #FBI #CyberDivision #CyberThreats #Leatherman #Vorndran
Keypoints
- Brett Leatherman has over two decades of experience in FBI cybersecurity operations.
- He will focus on disrupting criminal and nation-state cyber actors through innovative strategies.
- Leatherman emphasizes the importance of partnerships across multiple sectors to combat cyber threats.
- His predecessor, Bryan Vorndran, expanded the FBI’s anti-cybercrime tactics beyond arrests to infrastructure dismantling.
- The FBI under Vorndran increased efforts in incident response and dismantling ransomware ecosystems.
Read More: https://therecord.media/brett-leatherman-fbi-cyber-replacing-bryan-vorndran