Do you think people are overly paranoid about the harm that viruses and so-called cyberterrorism can cause to the Internet as a whole? Do you agree that the real danger lies in individual vulnerabilities? Or do you think it's within reason that a malicious attack could have catastrophic consequences to the Internet "infrastructure"? Tell us in talk.editors.devx.
Withstanding numerous viruses and malicious attacks, the Internet has sustained only fleeting, superficial damage. Yet, some people seem to insist on portraying the Internet as a quivering house of cards. Find out why the demise of the Internet is closer to science fiction than it is to science.
by Peter H. Salus
February 5, 2003
ust before Christmas, in an annual telebriefing designed to predict future technology trends, John Gantz, chief research officer of International Data Corp. (IDC), in Framingham, Mass., remarked that "a major cyber-terrorism event will disrupt the economy and bring the Internet to its knees for at least a day or two."
"The event could take the form of a denial-of-service attack, a network intrusion, or even a physical attack on key network assets," Gantz said.
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Peter H. Salus, Ph.D., is Chief Knowledge Officer at Matrix NetSystems, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of Internet performance measurement and management services. Matrix tracks global Internet health at http://average.matrixnetsystems.com. He can be reached at peter@matrix.net.
ust before Christmas, in an annual telebriefing designed to predict future technology trends, John Gantz, chief research officer of International Data Corp. (IDC), in Framingham, Mass., remarked that "a major cyber-terrorism event will disrupt the economy and bring the Internet to its knees for at least a day or two."
