Vint Cerf on Net Security, Hacking, and Acting

ancientribe writes "Father of the Internet Vint Cerf talks candidly in an article on Dark Reading about his being a Googler, and the biggest problems with Internet security and what he sees as the most promising solutions. He says that he's only done a little casual hacking, and that the term 'hacker' no longer comes with the honor it once did. Cerf also reveals in this personal look at the Internet icon that his real dream was to be an actor."

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DARPA Trilogy?

[skoaldipper]

Actor who would play Cerf in a movie: "Well, how about that guy in 'Matrix' who played 'the Architect?'"

DARPA Revolutions

The Architect - Hello, Al.
Al - Who are you?
Architect - I created the Internet.
Al - Bullshit.
The Architect - Humph. Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness.
Al - If I were you, I would hope that we don't meet again.
The Architect - We won't.

Re:Father of the internet

[Anonymous Coward]

Father of the Internet Vint Cerf WHAT not Al Gore!?

No... they're both the father of the internet, they just can't get legally married yet.

Re:Father of the internet

[Dunbal]

Father of the Internet Vint Cerf WHAT not Al Gore!?

      I demand DNS testing!!!

Re:You can call me A.I.

[Anonymous Coward]

What does A in A.I. stand for again?

Allen

Re:Does not mention M$ by name, what a let down.

[StikyPad]

it looks like he's thinking of ways to make the network work without having to trust the clients attached. That would be a neat trick.

We could call it an internet.