One naive person suggested that the FBI is keeping the criminal systems running so it can infiltrate the criminal gangs. While there are some cases of that, the scope of the McColo and current malware-related crimes is astronomical. A hospital system crashed as a result of the malware infections. It would be gross negligence for the FBI to allow the attacks to continue if it had the ability to stop them.

Until the U.S. government decides to stop turning a blind eye to blatant crimes, cybercrime prevention and enforcement will remain a joke.

Ira Winkler is president of Internet Security Advisors Group and author of the book .