For too long the United States has suffered from state sponsored or state enable cybercriminals, while preventing our security professionals from fighting back.
The US should revitalize privateering for the digital age, and there is constitutional support for the practice. In this more academic paper, I dive into the history of letters of marque and how we can use them to combat cybercrime such as ransomware and crypto theft.
There are plenty of people who would love to fight hackers but fear legal retribution, giving them institutional support would enable them to actually affect change.
Privateers Reborn: Cyber Letters of Marque
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For too long the United States has suffered from state sponsored or state enable cybercriminals, while preventing our security professionals from fighting back.
The US should revitalize privateering for the digital age, and there is constitutional support for the practice. In this more academic paper, I dive into the history of letters of marque and how we can use them to combat cybercrime such as ransomware and crypto theft.
There are plenty of people who would love to fight hackers but fear legal retribution, giving them institutional support would enable them to actually affect change.