Do you ever wonder how you can influence the Department of Justice’s cybersecurity and law enforcement efforts? Over the last 5 years, the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) has undertaken projects intended to improve cybersecurity by supporting the computer security researcher community. CCIPS, which is responsible for implementing DOJ’s national strategies for combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide, has helped DoD implement its “”Hack-the-Pentagon”” Program, published a vulnerability disclosure framework to help organizations adopt vulnerability disclosure policies, and advocated for the expansion of a researcher exception under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s Triennial Section 1201 Proceeding. Come listen to a status report from CCIPS, hear about DOJ’s upcoming plans, and tell them what you think DOJ should do next to help researchers.
Leonard is Special Counsel for National Security in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) and Head of CCIPS’ Cybersecurity Unit. He joined DOJ’s Terrorism and Violent Crime Section in 1991. In the late 1990’s, he served as Special Counsel and Special Investigative Counsel to DOJ’s Inspector General and supervised sensitive investigations of Department officials and programs. In 2000, he joined CCIPS where he has prosecuted computer crime and intellectual property cases; advised on matters related to searching and seizing electronic evidence and conducting electronic surveillance; and chaired the Organization of American States’ Group of Government Experts on Cybercrime. Leonard has taught courses on cybersecurity and cybercrime at Georgetown Law School and Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C.