Companies hit by hackers fight back
Bob Ayers, director of UK security consultancy Para-Protect, says companies are frustrated by limitations in law enforcement methods, and some are now fighting back.
A popular tactic is hiring experts to trace the source of a hack and find weaknesses in a culprit's system. One website was offering the facility to overload a hacker's own computer with spam email, said Ayers.
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