Counterterrorism expert says the time has come to give companies offensive cybercapabilities

3rd August 2015  By Grant Gross
 
Many U.S. businesses have limited options for defending their IP networks, and the nation needs to develop more "aggressive" capabilities to discourage cyberattacks, said Juan Zarate, the former deputy national security advisor for counterterrorism during President George W. Bush's administration.
 
The U.S. government should consider allowing businesses to develop "tailored hack-back capabilities," Zarate said Monday at a forum on economic and cyberespionage hosted by think tank the Hudson Institute. The U.S. government could issue cyberwarrants, giving a private company license "to protect its system, to go and destroy data that's been stolen or maybe even something more aggressive," he added.
 
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Maybe the time is coming with all the international as well as home grown hacks to figh fire with fire. One thing is clear though is that the situation cannot be allowed to carry on as it is now.