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Is the Internet really a safe place when ignoring IPv6?

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Is the Internet really a safe place when ignoring IPv6?

Today, I had a great read: a 114-page report from the US Department of Home Security (http://www.it-scc.org/documents/IT_Sector_Risk_Assessment_Report_Final.pdf). This report claims that the Internet infrastructure is well secured and is resilient against attacks. This report is well written and covers notably how the DNS infrastructure is protected (by anycast servers and other mechanisms). Read... Read full story

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