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Choosing the right cyberattack response is a complicated game

New analysis offers a framework for deciding on cyber retaliation

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HACK REACT  Responding to a cyberattack isn’t straightforward; a new game theory analysis reveals when a counterattack is and isn’t a good strategy.

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By Rachel Ehrenberg

- More than 2 years ago

Many Americans were outraged over Russia’s e-mail hacking during the 2016 presidential election and expected a vigorous response from the U.S.