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Firewalls and firefights.

The article looks at computer and Internet security and cyber crimes against corporations, focusing on novel strategies being advocated by some cyber-security consultants known as active defense. It cites the strategy of hacking back, or using computer-hacking tactics to retaliate against cyber-crim...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 408; no. 8848; pp. 53 - 55
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 8/10/2013
Materias:
CrowdStrike Inc.
Endgame (Company)
Cyberterrorism
Computer security
Information storage & retrieval systems > Corporations > Security measures
Computer hacking
Data security failures
Internet security
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Sumario:The article looks at computer and Internet security and cyber crimes against corporations, focusing on novel strategies being advocated by some cyber-security consultants known as active defense. It cites the strategy of hacking back, or using computer-hacking tactics to retaliate against cyber-criminals and/or to retrieve stolen data. Cyber-security firms CrowdStrike and Endgame are cited.