Risk of Internet collapse grows
Irwin Lazar
ILazar at burtongroup.com
Wed Nov 27 04:26:41 UTC 2002
Thought this might be worth passing on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2514651.stm>
There is a recent book out called "Linked: The New Science of Networks"
which details the potential for causing widespread Internet damage by
targeting a few hubs instead of random or widespread attacks against large
numbers of hosts. This simulation seems to backup the author's concerns.
Irwin
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