GOP wants you to retaliate against hackers, but should you?

A better title might be:

GOP platform calls for 'self-defense ("hack back") right' for hacked businesses.

edit: the platform language is at the bottom of page 53 of:

https://prod-static-ngop-pbl.s3.amazonaws.com/media/document...

Anyone who has experienced a "joe job" will probably agree that this is perhaps one of the worst suggestions about computer security in recent years.

Backups, firewalls, and VPNs are defense.

Revenge is not defense.