The main problem is internationalization of laws to protect and litigate these things.  Note that most of these attacks are spawned from places where they can (Russia, for instance).  In the U.S., you might eventually get caught, prosecuted, serve jail time or be heavily fined.  In Russia, you are part of the black market mafia, run a small village as pseudo-king, and have impunity from all prosecution.

I look at it this way: the internet is an international communication system - laws for it should be able to upheld using international policing.  In other words, one should not be able to hide behind a corrupt, incapable government when performing international crimes.  But international governing (the U.N.) is even more limp than our's and others.

Barring this (which will probably not happen for some decades), nations should be allowed to protect their internet systems as well as retaliate if the directors of such attacks can be found (or, better, let it attack innocent users - who may be zombies - and watch the global change of mind on the matter.  If you can't shovel it, don't dish it out or acquiesce) ;)

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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