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Growing Commercialization Threatens Net Security

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fewer-windows-to-jimmy dept.

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."

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  1. BBC also reports... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That when Interstate freeways in the United States are destroyed, travel between large cities and states becomes difficult.