New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI) opposes proposals to authorize active cyber defense (also known as 'hacking-back') because they threaten to undermine cybersecurity rather than enhance it, and may result in harming innocent third parties.
Cedric Richmond: “New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI) opposes proposals to authorize active cyber defense (also known as…”
On the recordMarch 8, 2017
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Richmond discusses the dangers of allowing companies to hack back against cyber threats.
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