<story><title>The FBI’s Approach to the Cyber Threat</title><url>https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/the-fbis-approach-to-the-cyber-threat</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>corysama</author><text>&amp;gt; One of my children described to me what our problem is in recruiting. She said, “Dad, the problem is you’re the man.” I thought that was a compliment, so I said, “Thank you, I really appreciate that.” She said, “Dad, I don’t mean that in a good way. I mean you’re the ‘Man.’ Who would want to work for the ‘Man’?” I think she’s right. But I said to her, “You know, if people saw what this ‘Man’ and ‘Woman’ of the FBI was like, and what we do, and the challenges we face, I think they’d want to come work for us.”&lt;p&gt;Given that even after his daughter explained the term to him, he still doesn&amp;#x27;t know that &amp;#x27;The&amp;#x27; is part of the phrase, I&amp;#x27;m not sure if The Director of the FBI knows what the phrase &amp;#x27;The Man&amp;#x27; means...</text></comment>
<story><title>The FBI’s Approach to the Cyber Threat</title><url>https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches/the-fbis-approach-to-the-cyber-threat</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>ramblenode</author><text>The tri-letters seek more and more access to personal data, yet their own transparency worsens and their operations are increasingly classified or confidential, even to members of Congress. We have more reason to be concerned about the dark areas of government than Mr. Comey&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;dark room&amp;quot; of civil privacy. Defending civil liberties is an uphill battle because their importance is not as immediately apparent as the security predicament of the day. On the other hand, once the government gains a new mandate and new authority it&amp;#x27;s rarely willing to relinquish this power once the cause for the mandate has been resolved or the solution demonstrated unworkable. So we should be cautious about granting broad authority to solve today&amp;#x27;s problems; we&amp;#x27;ll have to live with the consequences tomorrow and days to come even if it&amp;#x27;s realized the cure was worse than the disease.</text></comment>