Well, fortunately (or perhaps, the scary thing is) that you probably cannot 'shut down' the internet. First of all, if Cisco owns 60% of the market, that means 40% is not Cisco. Also, in the core, it is unlikely that 12.3 is used but a stable or GD train (though I'm not saying that those releases are free of bugs and vuln's, and with common code, 12.3 code will probably give some clues of those;-) ).
The point I'm making is that the (auto) routing mechanisms, intelligence, all (inter)connected devices, backup scenarios etc are probably the closest thing to artificial intelligence that currently exists. Though crippled, and perhaps (if even) with severy diminished capacity (let's say for argument's sake, 40% at worst?), the core with continue to function. (impact will most likely occur at the edges, specifically with devices administrated by half-ass nitwits who don't know what they're doing and running "cutting edge" releases and such).
Companies running mission critical connectivity over public (cheaper) accessible and "exposed" infrastructure should probably have some vital limbs chopped off in public on the town's market square anyways. (although I appreciate that for some this is their very livelyhood and core business. (For most, it's probably an additional feature/service to customers).
"(Artificial) Life will find a way"
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Well, fortunately (or perhaps, the scary thing is) that you probably cannot 'shut down' the internet. First of all, if Cisco owns 60% of the market, that means 40% is not Cisco. Also, in the core, it is unlikely that 12.3 is used but a stable or GD train (though I'm not saying that those releases are free of bugs and vuln's, and with common code, 12.3 code will probably give some clues of those ;-) ).
The point I'm making is that the (auto) routing mechanisms, intelligence, all (inter)connected devices, backup scenarios etc are probably the closest thing to artificial intelligence that currently exists. Though crippled, and perhaps (if even) with severy diminished capacity (let's say for argument's sake, 40% at worst?), the core with continue to function. (impact will most likely occur at the edges, specifically with devices administrated by half-ass nitwits who don't know what they're doing and running "cutting edge" releases and such).
Companies running mission critical connectivity over public (cheaper) accessible and "exposed" infrastructure should probably have some vital limbs chopped off in public on the town's market square anyways. (although I appreciate that for some this is their very livelyhood and core business. (For most, it's probably an additional feature/service to customers).
"(Artificial) Life will find a way"