Banga: Private companies lack the capability and justification to hack back
Gaurav Banga · a16z Podcast | Barbarians at the Gate -- How to Think About Enterprise Security Today · Jan 2, 2019 · at 23:18
Gaurav Banga addresses whether private enterprises should engage in active defense or offensive cyber operations on the a16z Podcast.
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“And maybe nation states can do this to each other, but I doubt whether commercial enterprises should go over there. They have the means to go over there successfully.”
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