With attacks on data and IT infrastructure on the rise, security professionals are starting to express a sense of futility in their work. The U.S. government last year stated that the government would use military force in retaliation against certain cyber attacks. Experts today warn that going on the IT security offensive isn’t easy or straightforward. Some of the ideas discussed include gathering intelligence about the attackers to share with other enterprises or hand over to law enforcement, establishing honeypots to capture more data about attackers.”]