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[Humpty]

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"When it comes to the Internet, there is strength in numbers," said Morton O'Kelly, co-author of the study and professor of geography at Ohio State University.

"There are so many interconnections within the network that it would be difficult to find enough targets, and the right targets, to do serious damage to Internet reliability nationwide."

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[Admiral Ross]

Humpty, on Oct 10 2006, 11:44 PM, said:

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"When it comes to the Internet, there is strength in numbers," said Morton O'Kelly, co-author of the study and professor of geography at Ohio State University.

"There are so many interconnections within the network that it would be difficult to find enough targets, and the right targets, to do serious damage to Internet reliability nationwide."

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Interesting that they say this. Check this article out. http://www.internetn...cle.php/1486981

Root Servers http://www.root-servers.org/

If memory serves me correct there are 11 states that have partial power grid systems on the internet.

Government Gets an F http://www.infoworld...37NMmain_1.html

The above article has me especially PISSED!

[Eldmannen]

Due to the decentralized nature of the Internet, it is difficult to take down.
However, due to hierarchical routing, some points are more critical to the Internet infrastructure than others.

I think this "cyberwarfare" is a silly Hollywood buzzword.

Admiral Ross, on Oct 11 2006, 05:27 AM, said:

Interesting that they say this. Check this article out. http://www.internetn...cle.php/1486981

That's no script kiddies. That is some talented blackhats with an in-depth knowledge of networking, routing, DNS, TCP/IP. Interesting indeed.

Admiral Ross, on Oct 11 2006, 05:27 AM, said:

Government Gets an F http://www.infoworld...37NMmain_1.html

The above article has me especially PISSED!

Yes, that really sucks. Government networks should be tightly firewalled, and employees should be required to authenticate using a security token such as a smart card. All employees should have a basic education in security, such as about passwords and not picking "lollipops" or "iloveu"
And only software which has source code accessible should be allowed. It is a shame if a governments computer systems relies on proprietary software, protocols and formats which they have no insight of its inner-workings.

[Andavari]

Eldmannen, on Oct 11 2006, 04:54 AM, said:

It is a shame if a governments computer systems relies on proprietary software, protocols and formats which they have no insight of its inner-workings.

Indeed!