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Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy
From: "Peter Galbavy" <peter.galbavy () knowtion net>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 17:30:27 +0100
Michael.Dillon () radianz com wrote:
However we can work to spread out the infrastructure more so that it is harder for terrorists to find a single point of failure to attack. If they have to coordinate an attack on 3 or 4 locations, there is an increased probability that something will go wrong (as on 9/11) and one or more of their targets will escape total destruction.
I hate to be a doom sayer, but any chump with a couple of tools and rudimentary knowledge can lift manholes, cut cables and jump to another location in minutes. No amount of diversity could defend against a concerted attack like that unless you start installing very special low-level routes away from street level into many many buildings. Maybe you guys in the US are historically more paranoid, but London is just covered in single points of major failure for telecoms. Protecting the switching centres (IP or voice) looks great, but walk a few hundred feet and all senblence of physical security breaks. Peter
Current thread:
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy, (continued)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Jared Mauch (Jul 08)
- RE: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Deepak Jain (Jul 08)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Pete Kruckenberg (Jul 08)
- Soviet era maps of Moscow (was Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy) Sean Donelan (Jul 09)
- Re: Soviet era maps of Moscow (was Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy) N. Richard Solis (Jul 09)
- Soviet era maps of Moscow (was Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy) Sean Donelan (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Eric Kuhnke (Jul 08)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Leo Bicknell (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Michael . Dillon (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Jack Bates (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Scott Weeks (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Peter Galbavy (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Barney Wolff (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Eric Kuhnke (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Charles Sprickman (Jul 09)
- Missle Silos (was: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy) John Osmon (Jul 09)
- Re: Missle Silos (was: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy) Eric Kuhnke (Jul 10)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Jack Bates (Jul 09)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Jared Mauch (Jul 08)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy E.B. Dreger (Jul 10)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Peter Galbavy (Jul 10)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Rubens Kuhl Jr. (Jul 11)
- Re: Backbone Infrastructure and Secrecy Stephen Sprunk (Jul 09)