Agreed. I wrote this on FB last year when people were calling hacks 'cyberwar': I’m still not sure what to think of the Sony hack. I instantly rejected the ide

Agreed. I wrote this on FB last year when people were calling hacks 'cyberwar': I’m still not sure what to think of the Sony hack. I instantly rejected the idea that it amounted to “cyber war”, but beyond that, I think governments can take a legitimate interest in digital attacks on private companies, same as law enforcement would get involved in a physical attack on a corporate building. I think the main response to IT breaches has to be “defensive”; secure code and networks. You can’t find and retaliate towards every hacker. And the benefit is that unlike retaliatory policy responses, good network security is designed to protect against all third parties, whether it’s your own government, random financial criminals, James Bond villains, whatever the entity or motive.