Senator says Congress should consider letting companies 'hack back'(washingtonpost.com)

3 pointsby MikeLuivor 8 Jahren3 comments

Senator says Congress should consider letting companies 'hack back'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2018/08/21/the-cybersecurity-202-sen-whitehouse-says-congress-should-consider-letting-companies-hack-back-after-cyberattacks/5b7af0301b326b7234392a63/

3 comments

mtgxvor 8 Jahren

If senators are asking for this, then there must be some companies out there that have lobbied for this. What kind of company would ask for something like this? Is it Oracle and its ilk?

dagwvor 8 Jahren

What kind of company would ask for something like this?

Companies that sell 'security' services.

LinuxBendervor 8 Jahren

Attribution can be hard. What liability will companies have if they "hack-back" the wrong people and/or cause financial losses as a result?