Kim Peretti, ex-Senior Counsel, Department of Justice

Published: May 5, 2010, 12:37 p.m.

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\\n\\n\'I Wanted to Prosecute Hackers\'\\n\\n

Kim Peretti, former senior counsel with the Department of Justice, led the successful prosecution to put TJX/Heartland conspirator Albert Gonzalez and his co-conspirators behind bars. In an exclusive interview she discusses:\\n\\n

How she started her career;
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Keys to her success;
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Advice to young professionals just starting out
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"I hadn\'t thought of criminal law, but I was very interested in seeing what I could do in prosecuting hackers."'