The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting ‘hack back’ attacks or offensive cyber operations.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260813215558/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/
Problem is, the device the firms might be attacking is possibly just a zombie. A victim themselves.
It’ll make em stop.
It doesn’t have to be destructive either. Wifatch is a good example.
Oh yeah sure. The private corps are just going to not be destructive. They’re always so careful with everything else after all.