Hitting back at hackers: Debate swirls on how far to go

"Some analysts argue that hackers and states responsible for attacks should get a taste of their own medicine."

Does this mean that when the US is hacked, it is getting a taste of its own medicine? The US seems to be hacking everyone.

White collar crime is still crime. What collar color is crime on behalf of the government? Blue collar? Red white and blue?

Heheheheh, make it like Rambo - first strike

If ya think ya gonna be hacked, be the one to hack first, lol

When there's no recourse for retaliation, then don't be the one that needs to retaliate - be the one to initiate, hahaha

Hacking should be a Capital Offense

Hacking is not some black art. The majority of successful hacks are purely due to poor device or network security and that is the fault of manufacturers, corporations and even government. Only a few years ago the Pentagon was hacked by an autistic British teenager war dialling phone numbers which lead to a long forgotten back door modem attached with poor security to a Pentagon server.

Well done Mr.Incompetent Pentagon sys admin for that one. The IoT and even mass produced broadband modems are also stuffed full of security holes because manufacturers do not take security seriously. No one would leave their door secured solely by a flimsy bolt in the real world, but in the Cyber world no one can tell how well secured their WiFi enabled Webcam is.

So, blaming hackers for poor quality security is foolish as it is just greedy corporations not willing to pay for expensive security trying to deflect their failings onto the naughty hackers.

So, blaming hackers for poor quality security is foolish as it is just greedy corporations not willing to pay for expensive security trying to deflect their failings onto the naughty hackers.

That's the same logic used to blame a homeowner for their home being broken in to, simply because they left the door unlocked.

Breaking into the house is wrong, whether the door is locked or not. Hacking is the same.

People quickly forget that the NSA has "backdoor" access to most phones, computers, TV boxes etc. = If there is a camera on it -the NSA has access to it (if they want). = Another good reason to have a galapagos phone it seems.