HACKING BACK MAYBE ILLEGAL BUT ACTIVE CYBER DEFENCE IS NOT – WHERE IS THE REGUATORY BOUNDARY?
July 30th, 2022
With cyberattacks on the rise, organisations are having to devote ever more time and resources to defending against malicious activity – and some are now considering active defences, hacking back the hackers, to deter them and maybe damage their ability to harm victims.
The fact that hacking risks are rising IS undeniable. Research by Sausalito, California-headquartered cyber data gatherer Cybersecurity Ventures predicts global cybercrime costs will grow by 15% per year over the next five years, reaching USD10.5 trillion annually by 2025, up from around USD6 ...
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