Okay, I have a professional question and I know there are some IT folks on here.
If a shooting war were to break out between the US and say, Russia or China, can the US government shut off internet traffic from the Badguys to prevent malicious internet attacks from Badguyland? (Not talking about shutting down the internet within the US, just internet communication of Badguyland with the world.)
I suspect that Russian (or Chinese) criminals would be given a green light to go hog wild wreaking havoc in the US, but criminal gangs, while damaging, have limited capabilities. Hostile government malicious internet attacks would be more robust, I would imagine.
Can bad guys hide their origins (like a VPN, but more robust), or, in the event of a major war, is it just going to be a free-for-all on the internet?
If a shooting war were to break out between the US and say, Russia or China, can the US government shut off internet traffic from the Badguys to prevent malicious internet attacks from Badguyland? (Not talking about shutting down the internet within the US, just internet communication of Badguyland with the world.)
I suspect that Russian (or Chinese) criminals would be given a green light to go hog wild wreaking havoc in the US, but criminal gangs, while damaging, have limited capabilities. Hostile government malicious internet attacks would be more robust, I would imagine.
Can bad guys hide their origins (like a VPN, but more robust), or, in the event of a major war, is it just going to be a free-for-all on the internet?