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Security of the Internet and the Known Unknowns.

The article focuses on Internet vulnerabilities and Internet security. Topics include the regulation of Network Operation Centers (NOCs) on the Internet, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and why computer security systems are unable to keep up with the expansion of the Internet. Information is provided...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 35 - 38
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jun2012
Subjects:
Computer security
Data protection
Internet security
Access control
Computer networks
BGP (Computer network protocol)
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Summary:The article focuses on Internet vulnerabilities and Internet security. Topics include the regulation of Network Operation Centers (NOCs) on the Internet, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and why computer security systems are unable to keep up with the expansion of the Internet. Information is provided on the cost-effective balance between security systems and computer security failures, the impact of Internet vulnerabilities, and comprehensive security monitoring. It is noted that the government could improve Internet security and reliability through basic policies.