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by AStonesThrow 620 days ago
No, because it's a denial of service.

C-I-A triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability.

A dead system is confidential, and if that's your criterion, then fine, but legitimate users may require access to intact data and services.

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Sure, and availability in this sense is often forgotten, but I was only joking about Cloudstrike's ability to block malware.

A dead machine is difficult to infect with malware. You'd have to go out of your way to do so.