Cyber & Technology
Rethinking Corporate Active Cyber Defense
Wyatt Hoffman, Ariel E. Levite Mon, Jul 17, 2017, 2:30 PM
The recent WannaCry and NotPetya global cyber incidents have fueled the debate already raging over the role of and limits on corporate self-defense in cyberspace. The emerging international practice of “active cyber defense” (ACD) moves this debate beyond the merely theoretical realm. Private sector active defense potentially shifts the balance in favor of defenders and would improve companies’ ability to complicate and disrupt attacks and mitigate damages.