Support Wounded Warriors, Active Defense: Taking The Fight To Attackers: Should We? - Episode 350, Part 1 - October 25, 2013

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Active Defense: Taking The Fight To Attackers: Should We?

We've all heard the term "Hacking Back". We all have mixed feelings about this term. Lets be clear, its not about feelings! The revenge-based "hacking back" was doomed for failure from the beginning. On the flip side, we're losing the battle against attackers on many fronts. What can we do? Setting traps, tracking attackers, luring them into areas of the network and systems deemed "honeypots" is on the table, or is it? What are the legal ramifications to this activity?

Benjamin Wright is the author of several technology law books, including Business Law and Computer Security, published by the SANS Institute. With over 25 years in private law practice, he has advised many organizations, large and small, private sector and public sector, on privacy, computer security, e-mail discovery, outsourcing contracts and records management. Nothing Mr. Wright says in public is legal advice for your particular situation. If you need legal advice or a legal opinion, you should retain a lawyer.

Joshua Corman is the Director of Security Intelligence for Akamai. Mr. Corman’s cross-domain research highlights adversaries, game theory and motivational structures. His analysis cuts across sectors to the core security challenges plaguing the IT industry, and helps to drive evolutionary strategies toward emerging technologies and shifting incentives.

Dave Dittrich is an Affiliated Research Scientist with the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Washington. He is also a member of the Honeynet Project and Seattle's "Agora" computer security group.

Robert Graham is the co-founder and CTO of Errata Security, a firm specializing in cybersecurity consulting and product verification. Mr. Graham learned hacking as a toddler from his grandfather, a WW-II codebreaker. His first IDS was written more than 10 years ago designed to catch Morris-worm copycats.