DOJ drops massive report on its efforts to protect U.S. from cyberattacks - Cyberscoop: The Department of Justice has laid out its strategy to fight malicious foreign influence and cyberattacks against U.S. elections. The department’s “Cyber-Digital Task Force” released a 156-page report Thursday night detailing its work regarding election interference, attacks against critical infrastructure, industry and government, and the spread of propaganda on the internet. Just prior to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announcing the new strategy, it was reported that the three top cyber officials at the FBI are leaving their posts, according to the Wall Street Journal. It’s a significant blow at a time when the FBI is playing a central role in the Justice Department’s ongoing efforts to curb offensive cyber operations aimed at U.S. companies and government agencies. Some of the authors behind Thursday’s DOJ report are among those reportedly departing. “The Russian effort to influence the 2016 presidential election is just one tree in a growing forest,” Rosenstein said in prepared remarks. “Russian …
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