A Critique of Active Defense or ‘Hack Back’

Internet hack back: counter attacks as self-defense or vigilantism?

The poor state of security on the Internet calls for more effective ways to protect networked systems from attacks. One solution is to be able to counter attack with offensive capabilities. With attacker information available, companies find themselves in a dilemma – counter attack for immediate self-defense, retaliate for future deterrence, inform the appropriate law enforcement authorities, o...

Active imaginative listening—a neuromusical critique

The parallel study of music in science and creative practice can be traced back to the ancients; and paralleling the emergence of music neuroscience, creative musical practitioners have employed neurobiological phenomena extensively in music composition and performance. Several examples from the author's work in this area, which began in the 1960s, are cited and briefly described. From this per...

Viewpoint : China ’ S Concerns about Theater Missile Defense : a Critique

Dr. Arthur Ding is a Research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taipei. Dr. Ding received a doctoral degree in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1987. His research covers Chinese military and security policy, US-China relations, and international relations in East Asia. His book, China’s Changing Militar...

Active Defense of a Computer System using

This report presents a prototype architecture for an active defense mechanism for computer systems. The intrusion detection problem is introduced and some of the key aspects of any solution are explained. Previous attempts to use similar techniques are discussed, and their shortcomings are explained. A new architecture is proposed which uses Genetic Programming to evolve programs to detect anom...

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