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JSCLMEDAVE
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Posted - 02/09/2012 :  11:46:35 AM  Show Profile  Visit JSCLMEDAVE's Homepage  Click to see JSCLMEDAVE's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Can Hackers Destroy The Internet?
Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor
Covering Brazil, Russia, India & China.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/02/08/can-hackers-destroy-the-internet/3/
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“This too shall pass"

lacrosseboy
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Simple answer, YES. Complex answer, MAYBE!
Thomas Deimel
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JSCLMEDAVE
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quote:
Originally posted by lacrosseboy

Simple answer, YES. Complex answer, MAYBE!


Consultant's answer - well, it depends. <g>
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“This too shall pass"
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wobble_wobble
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This stuff was happening years ago - industrial espionage.
This stuff was happening years ago - pyramid schemes.
This stuff was happening years ago - con men and snake oil sales men.

Not a lot has changed, only the speed!
Joe

After everything that has happened during the month of Jan 07, I do believe that pigs fly backwards!

http://whatismyv6.com/
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Btil Entrails
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No, hackers cannot do anything to hurt others. I'm a Mac, I laugh at you and your ways.
Chris

"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
Jack Handy quotes (American Writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991-2003. Famous for his Deep Thoughts comedy sketches.)
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don2007
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Electrical grids of entire counties would have to be disabled to stop the internet. I'm willing to bet that there is no way to do it by attacking backbones.
Dyslexic people untie.
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