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US Approves Cyber Weapons Against Foreign Enemies
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jcavery
jcavery,
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9/26/2018 | 11:00:12 AM
Re: Unimpeded Attempts
As long as your attribution methods are rock-solid and you're attacking the right enemy, I agree. But I think we need better tools for attribution and identifying attackers before we get more aggressive in regard to cyber weapons.
RyanSepe
RyanSepe,
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9/24/2018 | 11:02:38 AM
Unimpeded Attempts
I'm in favor of utilizing cyber weapons against nefarious actors that are threatening the facets represented in the article. I'm a firm believer in defense not being enough in these scenarios, instead if you attack your attacker it forces them to react instead of allowing them time to re-adjust their tactics when you are constantly defending from their bombardment. 


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