A malevolent hacker has to download malware that turns unprotected machines into zombies in order to carry out a distributed denial-of-service attack. Should those who allow their computers to become "zombies" be penalized in some way in order to increase overall online safety? So, why?

Management Of Information Security
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A malevolent hacker has to download malware that turns unprotected machines into zombies in order to carry out a distributed denial-of-service attack. Should those who allow their computers to become "zombies" be penalized in some way in order to increase overall online safety? So, why?

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