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GA Tech: Internet's Mid-Layers Vulnerable To Attack

Posted by timothy on from the soft-creamy-underbelly dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Evolution has ossified the middle layers of the Internet, leaving it vulnerable but security breaches could be countered by diversification of protocols, according to Georgia Tech, which recommends new middle layer protocols whose functionality does not overlap, thus preventing 'unnatural selection.' Extinction sucks, especially when it's my favorite protocols like FTP."

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  1. Re:It's hard to take seriously... by postbigbang · · Score: -1, Troll

    >>Does that include anonymous FTP?

    Smartass, aren't ya?

    >>Or using FTP between two computers in my apartment?

    Yeah, because you probably use WEP for security.

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