[nradov]

Trust and integrity are irrelevant when it comes to professional cyber criminals who likely live in another country. Continually escalating cyber attacks are our new reality. There is no possible way to prevent the attackers from trying. Thus the only option is to harden our systems.

I expect after a few major crises involving mass casualties or major economic losses the federal government will mandate that private industry completely disconnect certain critical infrastructure control systems from the public Internet. Basically the same approach used by SIPRNet.

[bourgwaletariat]

It's absurd to suggest there is only one option.

[nradov]

What is the other option?

[no-s]

> What is the other option?

letters of marque for the nation-state actors. bounty hunters for the criminals. There's a lot of options, I suspect using the financial systems to stop bad guys is probably going to miss the mark and produce emergent unintended consequences.

I.E. it's going to get bloody.

[nradov]

What a silly idea. The Chinese will conduct a false flag cyber attack to trick us into retaliating against the Russians.

[TeMPOraL]

Hell, your own government may conduct a false flag attack to fabricate a casus belli against anyone they wish. It's not like governments don't do such things.

[JetSpiegel]

Digital Gulf of Tonkin

[bourgwaletariat]

You still think there's only one other option? There are probably at least dozens if you think about it.

[nradov]

Then let's hear some of your brilliant options based on your expensive experience in cyber security and international relations.

[bourgwaletariat]

I have no patience for bullies.