When Striking Back is The Best Defense

When Striking Back is The Best Defense
Tim Mullen, 2003-12-15

It shouldn't be a crime to reach out and hack an infected machine that's attacking your network.

When Striking Back is The Best Defense 2003-12-15
Dmitriy (1 replies)

This article proposes some very good ideas. I do think we have the right to strike back.

This will, however, bring up a whole new array of problems, just like the "self defense" principle does in case of people attacking eachother. At which point is it OK to use self defense? What is reasonable force? Plus, if you have the same incompitent admins performing the self defense, it might be a lot less than precise and graceful. Unless some VERY clear cut laws are made (and they won't be), this will just equate to a lot more money for the lawyers.

Very good point though!

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Great idea...all I have to do is spoof an attack on you from my enemy, and you'll take him out for me! 2003-12-16
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Why attack when you don't have to listen? 2003-12-16
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Why attack when you don't have to listen? 2003-12-17
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