Interesting Reuters article from Gerry Shih on CloudFlare, a web start-up that shields customer websites from DDOS attacks by rerouting internet traffic. The firm’s practices are a bit controversial because it counts designated terrorists and cyber criminals among its customers. The Reuters article questions whether this would constitute a violation of the material support statutes considering CouldFlare is helping to keep terrorist websites online.
Selling flak jackets in cyberwar: Reuters
Interesting Reuters article from Gerry Shih on CloudFlare, a web start-up that shields customer websites from DDOS attacks by rerouting internet traffic. The firm’s practices are a bit controversial because it counts designated terrorists and cyber criminals among its customers. The Reuters article questions whether this would constitute a violation of the material support statutes considering CouldFlare is helping to keep terrorist websites online.
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