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re: All the underwater cables that connect the world to the Internet
Posted on 3/14/15 at 12:04 am to mizzoukills
Posted on 3/14/15 at 12:04 am to mizzoukills
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it makes me wonder why they've never been attacked by Islamic terrorists
Terrorists need twitter, too.
Nah, they're supposed to keep the beach access areas a secret, so I dunno.
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Posted on 3/14/15 at 12:12 am to blue_morrison
Actually, the more I read the more I learn that deep sea cables are incredibly vulnerable to hijack (security compromise) or terrorist attack. Implications of both could be devastating resulting in millions of casualties.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 12:23 am to mizzoukills
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If destroying unprotected internet cables could truly usher in a global economic apocalypse...it makes me wonder why they've never been attacked by Islamic terrorists. Or, is it just a matter of time? Hell, imagine the chaos if the majority of American citizens and businesses woke up without internet access. I imagine it would be very similar to a power grid attack (EMP). Frightening how vulnerable every country is to total annihilation.
Our cables have been attacked forever. Copper yields many gains in regards to surveillance. As seen in the Cold War.
However fiber is somewhat surveillance proof, using tools like a time domain reflectometeter it's possible to see a fiber break exactly where it is broken, that coupled with the sheer time it takes to fuse fiber into a useful "tap" results in fiber optics being nearly impervious to surveillance.
#Merica
Think about that, and then realize that we're fine.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:11 am to BluegrassBelle
Fascinating stuff.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:33 am to Stir of Echoes
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Our cables have been attacked forever. Copper yields many gains in regards to surveillance. As seen in the Cold War.
However fiber is somewhat surveillance proof, using tools like a time domain reflectometeter it's possible to see a fiber break exactly where it is broken, that coupled with the sheer time it takes to fuse fiber into a useful "tap" results in fiber optics being nearly impervious to surveillance.
#Merica
You are smart. Post more. Good stuff.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:41 am to Stir of Echoes
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Think about that, and then realize that we're fine.
I would also assume by virtue of today's technology that fixing said cables would be much easier to do versus 100 years ago when they were telephone or telegraph lines.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:44 am to BluegrassBelle
I have never heard or thought about this. Crazy shite.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 11:48 am to hawgfaninc
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surprised these aren't attacked more, that is if they're ever attacked.
never heard of one being attacked
Actually the US Navy hacked one in the 1960's. The Soviet Union had secure underwater comms using a cable for communicating with their military bases etc. Apparently a USN Sub went down and divers put listening devices on the cable and were able to pick up unencrypted telephone calls because the Russians thought the calls were totally secure because of the cable.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 2:03 pm to Stir of Echoes
I used to run fiber optics and install computer bags ( switches) for MCIWORLDCOM and later Verizon. Even though fiber is small it's tough but laid down fiber be easily screwed up if try to move it after a couple years . Alarms will go off every where 
Posted on 3/14/15 at 7:46 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 3/14/15 at 10:09 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 3/14/15 at 10:25 pm to BluegrassBelle
New Zealand has a really shitty cable.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 10:50 pm to BluegrassBelle
If you want to have some fun, ask someone you know how people made transatlantic phone calls before satellites. 95% of people will give you the most dumbfounded look you've ever seen.
Posted on 3/15/15 at 9:19 am to Roger Klarvin
I would imagine it our dumb society, 70% of that 95% would not know what a communications satellite is.
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