Attack Toolkits Dominating the Threat Landscape 66
wiredmikey writes "The ease-of-use and ability to amass great profits through the use of easily accessible 'attack toolkits' are driving faster proliferation of cyber attacks and expanding the pool of attackers, opening the doors to more criminals who would likely otherwise lack the required technical expertise to succeed in the cybercrime underground. The relative simplicity and effectiveness of attack kits has contributed to their increased use in cybercrime — these kits are now being used in the majority of malicious Internet attacks."
If you outlaw exploits... (Score:2, Interesting)
If you outlaw exploits, only outlaws will have exploits.
Seriously folks, It's illegal for me to craft a website that exploits the "attack toolkit" to disable the attack.
I'm forbidden from fighting back...
If someone breaks into my house and threatens me with a shotgun, it's perfectly legal for me to use my pistol on them; The same is not true for software. If my machine is infected by a botnet it's illegal for me to exploit the botnet to disable the threat.
Take heed folks:
Without the right to bear arms we have no means to protect ourselves.
Without the right to bear technology we have no means to protect ourselves.
These attack toolkits will continue to work effectively for only as long as it's illegal for folks like me to exploit and disable botnets & attack toolkits.
Also note: If you outlaw strong encryption, only outlaws will have strong encryption. [wired.com]
If we're going to classify strong encryption as a munitions and have government funded "Cyber Warfare" and "Cyber Defense" then I demand a right to Cyber Defend our Cyber Selfs.