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trust, develop effective working relationships, and drive
timely information sharing.
Information sharing methods with industry partners
include private industry notifcations (PINs) and FBI liai-
son alert system reports. For example, a maritime-specifc
PIN, "Maritime Supply Chain Vulnerable to Cargo Theft,"
recently highlighted a serious cyber vulnerability to the
maritime industry.
3
The FBI remains determined to develop and deploy cre-
ative solutions to defeat today's complex cyber threat actors.
Instead of reacting to cyber threats, we must also build bet-
ter relationships, overcome the obstacles that prevent us
from sharing information and, most importantly, continue
to step forward to collaborate with partners across govern-
ment and the private sector.
About the author:
Special Agent Richard Kolko joined the FBI in 1996 and is currently
assigned to the Cyber Division. He has served in Atlanta, New York, and at
headquarters, and has conducted investigations on fve continents. Special
Agent Kolko served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, deployed to Iraq, was
chief of the National Press Offce, and a National Academy instructor. He
served in the Navy as a P-3 pilot and reserve intelligence offcer, retiring as
a commander in 2011. He has a bachelor's degree in communication from
the University of Miami, and a master's degree in homeland security from
American Military University.
Endnotes:
1.
Available at www.gsnmagazine.com/article/39138/cyber_attack_major_ port_
could_cost_1_billion_day.
2.
Available at www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2012/May/Pages/Pira-
tesExploitingCybersecurityWeaknessesinMaritimeIndustry.aspx.
3.
M a r it i me Sup ply C h a i n Vu l n e ra ble t o C a r go Th e f t, M a r c h 26, 2014.
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Photo courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.