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/dev/random: Offensive Computing

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Robert G. Ferrell

Now that state-sponsored retaliatory computer operations are apparently a thing, this seems like a great time to jump on that self-driving full-auto bandwagon. But forget boring stuff like reconnoitering port scans and penetration probes prior to attacking; let’s use the nuke option on those nefarious puppers from the get-go and move on with our lives, what do you say? I stock an entire arsenal of potent ordnance for taking down the cyber bad guys, be they corporate, governmental, or just private mercenaries with a yen for easy money.

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Fall 2017, Vol. 42, No. 3
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