so as we say, the poster child for the, the proliferation problem assigned to them. and then it is said, no one has ever seen a stone in the side of the superpowers fugitive right now. the world's most dangerous. where is, is wanted dogs, june 29 on the w its power cuts traffic at a standstill, no more water and hospitals in the state of emergency. if the internet collapses, the world could be plunged into chaos as almost everything is connected these days . how likely are internet blackouts today on ship? the

imagines is the internet collapses worldwide. it could be the result of an accident or a cyber attack. what would this mean for all of us? the consequences would definitely be great, but the not being able to take social media for having our government's bags and supermarkets in the everything is dependent on the internet. it has revolutionized our lives today around 5000000000 people across the globe have access to the world wide web. the internet permits all areas of life. it's getting bigger, faster, and more all encompassing. this creates dependencies and risks. in her book, a referral for spanish science journalists, esther pony onqua, deals with this very topic. everything is connected to the internet and that means shots that means hospitals that mean every sort of public administration and government services every company. me the yeah,

of course media companies, everything is connected. so the longer it less that the great there or the more serious and the impact would be. and we're not prepared for that. the world wide web was developed in the late 19 eighties, primarily to enable communication between universities. back then online shopping and video streaming was still things up a distant future. but the internet quickly spread to other areas of life. it was not create this for supporting all of the uh, companies um processes, uh, all of the corners that happened in all of the critical infrastructures and government services. everything is going on and that it wasn't created for that. is the internet really in danger? for us to pony out last is just a matter of time before the world wide web collapses. we have

a really, really many examples. it hasn't happened, effects global as k, but it has happened at the massive scale. so it will happen at the global scale tomorrow in 5 years in 10 years or never. are we really at risk of a global internet blackouts? well, let's take a closer look at this. it's true, the internet was not developed for his current use. still it's infrastructure is pretty robust. some data after joe the research has internet resilience at the university of california, and in her opinion a global blackout, whether due to technical issues or cyber attacks is not that likely. and perhaps surprisingly, she says that's because of the old structure of the internet. a lot of the old general design was really good. that's why you've eastern how or nearly the same

architecture to day after 30 years since the ink that i think 1st ago was laid down in a lead a diesel early ninety's. you've never had a global operation. we've had certain services going on. certain parts of the network of fame, but not a really global age. the one advantage of the architecture, the internet isn't actually one giant network. the internet has a decentralized digital infrastructure. it's composed of multiple smaller networks, so called economist systems, which each control a small part of the internet and are connected through note old points. if one or even more of these autonomy systems breaks down, the internet still remains stable. due to its distribution and be some lice nature internet emphasis. just put these ways to use the protocol stuff on through the backend of being let's have a can kind of rush to a big box and utilize the existing fos doctor or the um, unless

a good info i should start doing gigs of cases of lots k feel the protocols regulate data exchange, but they are vulnerable, like the domain name system or dns, which works like a telephone books for the internet. it connects domain names like google, dot com with the corresponding servers ip address to ensure that user requests are forwarded to the correct server. the board or gateway protocol or bgp, can also be vulnerable. as the internet navigation system, it regulates data traffic and ensures that data packets take the best route through the web. b. b, use the protocol that gives us routes or the internet. it's possible for malicious to us to advertise enrolled on, on the a b on book which directs you to a falls dropped the possible consequences. users might not be able to reach certain

websites or get directed to fix sites where hackers can access their data. since protocols are also the centrally organized, it's unlikely that a b d p attack would lead to the internet breaking down entirely us, by the way, facebook had a she was be gp problem. in october 2021 for 6 hours. the company's services were down. the reason behind this request when not routed to the correct service, a technical era, not beside the tech, never the less it makes one thing very clear. the internet might be pretty resilient to malfunctions due to it's the centralized infrastructure, but the websites and services we use not, which can be risky. big tech companies also play an important role in the background. when we're online. the facebook is down, you won't be able to log into other websites using your facebook account either. in

december 2020 lots of google apps and services went down for about 45 minutes. connected devices like lamps and smoke detectors, also started malfunctioning with a growing number of inner connected devices within the so called internet of things . this will become more of a problem. alexa, look the front door. but let's take a step back. what about in the next hardware or physical infrastructure? today about 95 percent of international data traffic runs through submarine cables . they connect the continents and islands. and the reason why this internet access and remote places like small bought in the arctic ocean. what happens when these cables are damaged or destroyed? submarine cables are essential for world one access to the internet. some regions are dependent on a single cable, and these can be vulnerable to natural disasters. recent being song of something maybe was cannot option costa. so many people, destruction, so

a lot of human ma am naturally factors can cost uh, something to give a fee. yes. and it's very difficult to repair that you actually need to send out the ship, find it. i'll think the ocean do 1st kind of the take of, of that the 4th is located and the pulls the cable out and then replace some part of it and then they drop it back into the ocean. i'm just gonna big base 2 weeks. sometimes. ready the sunday to up to jody is also researching another natural disaster that could potentially disrupt all the submarine cables on earth at once solar super storm. so electrical storm is diane, the emission of electric and magnetic particles from this time. um, and these are highly detection. so when the look is in the pop of a very not strong, this, the magnetic pocket goes from the sun can interact with the let's look at feet and the skin uncomfortable to very long conduct does on

a pod from power supply lines. this would also affect underwater cables, but the greatest threat to the internet at the moment, uh, cyber attacks. take the one ukraine for instance, did as a wolf. it was used right from the stop. with the help of counter spots, russian hackers upset to have taken down ukrainian government websites. and the ukranian cyber defense also claims that the country's power supply was attacked in recent years. cyber attacks have increased around the world. ransomware, tx, of the most popular form here hack us, take down computer networks using encryption software and the amount of money for decrypting them. again, it's a big threat, especially when it comes to a critical infrastructure august 2020 to a cyber attack. it's a hospital near paris and france. digital patient files and hospital software cannot be accessed only emergencies can be attended to. july 2021.

hackers manipulate a software update by the american eye to provide or to say a 1500 companies worldwide are expected in sweden. hundreds of co op supermarkets have to close that. so to systems break down, the may 2021 cyber attack on us company, colonial pipeline leads to gasoline, shortages and parts been us, expecting around 50000000 people in major airports. a multimillion dollar ransom is needed to restore the gasoline supply may 2017. the malware want to cry encrypts user data on computers across $150.00 countries, leading to multiple breakdowns of infrastructure. the spanish company, telephonic, a, german rail, and french car manufacturer. renault are all affected, the u. s. companies, cyber security benches predicts that's type of the tax will lead to global damages

with around 7 trillion us $1.20. from most countries. there's more than that d. d. p, leaving financial demons aside. cyber attacks could also be life threatening most parts of the critical infrastructure as simply and adequately protected. how come and what can we do to change this? according to experts, the main reason for week spawns is outdated security systems used by companies. this makes them vulnerable. a lot of critical infrastructure is less mature, is not necessarily big multi nationals. it might be local or regional providers. it's those that are often the most vulnerable as a not able to invest in security in the same way as large scale providers. and that means it's not need that great to a number of different types of factor groups or friends might be able to talk to them to increase protection against cyber attacks. these weak spots need to be found in security systems need to be updated regularly. it's also important to

detect tax and malware quickly and to react accordingly. so called ethical hackers can assist in finding response with their know how they can help protect critical infrastructure. we should also remember that we will have agency as part of organizations to actually improve security. and there's a lot we can do it. we should feel really empowered by that. the experts across the globe degree the cyber attacks on sensitive areas of public life. a real threat, especially considering the current international political situation and more needs to be done to protect these areas. still a complete breakdown of the internet with us with hackers or other factors is rather unlikely. what's your view on this? are you concerned about internet and infrastructure breakdowns that is not on youtube or the w. com bye for now? it's the

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