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The bulk of the cyber-attacks today target the endpoints of the Internet, namely, web servers, personal computers, and mobile devices. While they are highly damaging, should attacks target the constituent components of the Internet itself, the results can be far more destructive. Attacks on the Internet infrastructure can deliver a devastating blow to private and government organizations and potentially impact entire economies. Given the increased reliance on the Internet and related technologies, many commercial, financial, and government organizations would be effectively shut down in the event of a major incident that disrupts service for an extended period of time. This represents a significant vulnerability within our communication fabric and is clearly a major target for cyber-terrorism.
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Boulanger, A. (2011). Internet Infrastructure Attacks. In: Ghosh, S., Turrini, E. (eds) Cybercrimes: A Multidisciplinary Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13547-7_13
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