Response to "How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet" (Part 2)

27 Feb 2015 David Dittrich botnet citadel civil-process criminal-process damballa ddos integrity mariposa microsoft symantec zeus

In the first part of this two part blog post, the issue of anticipating retaliation during an aggressive battle to wrest control of a DDoS botnet was examined. In this part, the issues of dual standards, taking responsibility, and learning lessons to make positive change over time are examined. Read full post here…

Response to "How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet" (Part 1)

17 Feb 2015 David Dittrich botnet civil-process criminal-process ddos mariposa microsoft

This blog post is the first of a two-part series in response to the Wired article of Oct 14, 2014, “How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet.” [McM14] I find some problems with this article that raise questions about the depth of research into some elements of the story, and an appearance of bias in how “unintended consequences” are presented. [McM14] Robert McMillan. How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet.