Security leaders are considering the “hack back” strategy to repel attackers and mitigate any potential harm to the company. David Navetta: “Do you need to take the harm, potentially even lost revenue, that arises during that attack when you can potentially disable the attack and perhaps do it without harming the computer?” Ronald Raether and Lisa Sotto say the idea is certainly being discussed theoretically, but warn about the legal implications of such a counter-attack. In part one of a five-part series drawing from this roundtable discussion, the three attorneys also talk about the most significant security-related legal stories of the year.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/hack-back-offense-a-5417