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Whether or not offense makes for defense depends somewhat on the actor. For some, deterrence does work. For the rest, we have the basic problem that defense is
by Kalium 12y ago
Whether or not offense makes for defense depends somewhat on the actor. For some, deterrence does work.
For the rest, we have the basic problem that defense is much harder than offense. Also, the US seems to be far more vulnerable than most.
Those aside, offensive capabilities are needed. It's just a question of balancing them against defensive capabilities. I know firsthand that significant effort is going into defense, it just doesn't get the press that offensive capabilities do.
- Zikes 12y agoTheir desire for a government accessible backdoor in everything consumers own says something different.
- Kalium 12y agoYes, some of the top-level political efforts are pretty damn ugly... and likely to backfire. Those shouldn't be mistaken for the whole of ongoing defensive efforts, though. Many of the others are much more practical.