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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ajcp on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:31PM (#37839125)
So your logic is: condemning people for criminal behavior is not useful because it de-incentivizes their victims from being vigilant against that criminal behavior. Am I getting that right?
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Re:Google mitigated the largest DDoS attack to date, peaking... by ExoticPearTree on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:59AM (#37846183)
No. My logic is that when it comes to computers, it's a battle of the brains: who is smarter than the other one. And the result is usually a novel way of attacking someone, and then finding novel ways to defend and on and on. So that's why I strongly believe in hiring smarter people to defend your castle, rather than swatting people smarter than you because you're not as smart as the other side.
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