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O'Reilly Revisits Online Countermeasures

Posted by timothy on from the take-that-you-basement-dwelling-twit dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I just saw that late last night an editor at O'Reilly published a blog that takes a look at 'countermeasures' and 'striking back' technologies a year after a startup in Austin, TX published a white paper on the subject that caused a lot of controversy. It also links to a blog by Symbiot founder William Hurley's entitled: Self Defending Networks, Aggressive Network Self-Defense, and Vigilantes on the net. which IMHO is a damn interesting read (even though I'm personally at odds with people who want to 'strike back')."

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  1. Striking back by UnixRawks · · Score: 3, Funny
    "...even though I'm personally at odds with people who want to 'strike back'"

    It worked for Silent Jay & Bob, and arguably the Empire...

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  2. Make them famous! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Is there anything that you can do back that isn't illegal itself? Kind of like being able to defend yourself from an attacker with a weapon of your own? (I know I'm being vague about the law, but just for the sake of argument).

    Post their URL to slashdot, and let them bask in unwanted fame. :-)