Companies should be wary of carrying our counter attacks against hackers, even despite the fact that they still cannot rely on police for help. Companies cannot rely on the police to protect them from computer crime, but . . .
Companies should be wary of carrying our counter attacks against hackers, even despite the fact that they still cannot rely on police for help. Companies cannot rely on the police to protect them from computer crime, but they should be wary of carrying out counter attacks against hackers because this could raise legal problems, say experts.

Speaking at the recent Infosecurity Europe conference, Peter Sommer, a lawyer specialising in Internet law, said the police do not have enough resources to tackle Internet crimes, with little prospect of much improvement in the next few years.

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