• It's a tough call. Exposing information about attacks may help the general ecosystem but it can increase (at least temporarily) vulnerability of the companies involved. The more information that is out there about attacks (failed, successful and undetermined) can aid attackers. For example if an attacker is unaware that his attack has been detected, revealing that information even indirectly can interfere with attempts to identify the attacker and intrusion path.

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    -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox Computers --