Cyberattacks trigger talk of ‘hacking back’
From: The Washington Post
By Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
The recent rash of cyberattacks on major U.S. companies has highlighted the scant options available to the victims, who often can do little more than hunker down, endure the bad publicity and harden their defenses in hopes of thwarting the next assault.
But behind the scenes, talk among company officials increasingly turns to an idea once considered so reckless that few would admit to even considering it: Going on the offensive. Or, in the parlance of cybersecurity consultants, “hacking back.”
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