Re:Can Wikileaks cause the end of the Internet as we know it?
by danielamitay on Thursday December 09, 2010 @01:29AM
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I believe WikiLeaks has highlighted two important weaknesses of the Internet.
1) The DNS situation. It shows how fragile internet navigation is, and the recent discussion (and growing success) of a distributed DNS protocol is trying to fix it.
2) DDoS attacks. Less than one thousand people (figures in another article on HN) should not be able to take down the websites of multi-billion dollar companies, regardless of the botnet and continued hammering.
The solution to #1 is trying to quell such fears as you described.
1) The DNS situation. It shows how fragile internet navigation is, and the recent discussion (and growing success) of a distributed DNS protocol is trying to fix it.
2) DDoS attacks. Less than one thousand people (figures in another article on HN) should not be able to take down the websites of multi-billion dollar companies, regardless of the botnet and continued hammering.
The solution to #1 is trying to quell such fears as you described.