Preventing the Other Kind of Hack Back

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There has been endless discussion among security professionals about the ethics, propriety, legality, and effectiveness of corporations “hacking back” against attackers. On the other hand, there is no hesitation on the part of attackers to hack back against threat intelligence researchers who are investigating them. Identification and retaliation are a constant risk for anyone probing the darkest back alleys of the internet.

Read the whole article at Security Week to see why and how watching the wrong people can lead to counter-attack.

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Lance Cottrell

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