Growing Commercialization Threatens Net Security

dr3vil writes "The BBC is reporting that the concentration of the net's backbone in fewer hands has made it more vulnerable to attack. The report compares an attack to travel problems when traffic is disrupted at O'Hare. Hopefully someone in a position to act will pay attention."

Comments

We can only hope

[Rick the Red]

The report compares an attack to travel problems when traffic is disrupted at O'Hare. Hopefully someone in a position to act will pay attention.

Damn straight! Chicago needs at least two more airports, one south and the other southwest of the city.

Oh, you were using O'Hare as an example? Nevermind.

Re:Whoa, that's big news!

[Rick the Red]

Now, now, give the Editors a break. If that particular filter worked there'd be no need for "-1 Redundant."

Re:A Simple Internet Model

[Em Emalb]

In what was considered a shocking move today, members of the Mouse Movement known as You moved my Cheese, you Rat Bastard, or YMMC,YRB for short, have declared war on the ever popular internet.

Speaking from his private "nest" in the foothills of Santa Barbara, General Carlissimo P Rodentia had this to say:

"You have bombarded my people for years with your unwanted peecees and aol ceedees. No longer. Your precious internet cannot stand the assault of 100 billion of my brother's and sister's teeth. Consider yourselves warned."

A truly ominous sign of the times.

Signing off, this is Reginald Rattus, reporting.

Re:Why not get US in on this?

[rnturn]

``...that governments around the world, particularly in democratic nations (so-called, more accurately 'media-cracies')''

Shouldn't that be: mediocracies

:-)