Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers

Wed Jun 9 18:56:36 UTC 2010

On 6/9/2010 1:43 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote:
> On 6/9/2010 13:35, JC Dill wrote:
>
>> IMHO it is impossible to regulate the internet as a whole.
> Exactly so.
>
> That is precisely why you don't want somebody else to attempt it.
>
> The only hope is for everybody to take personal responsibility for their
> little piece of it.

This situation has led to the growth of blacklists, and whitelists of 
all sorts. These, at least have some potential to drive dollars to 
hosts/providers with better records of behavior. Not a silver bullet.. 
and not without controversy. And of course the cost is paid by victims 
up-front. Law and order in the wild west..

Ken

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Ken Anderson
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