The 7 Things I Know About Cyber Security After 25 Years | April 2024
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1. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet
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2. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 1
⇨ For most of us, the Internet starts
at our modems.
⇨ When your modem dials into your Inte
rnet service provider, it connects t
o a special router called an access
concentrator.
3. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 2
⇨ High-speed leased lines connect the
POPs to the ISP's main data center.
⇨ Most ISPs provide free email service
for their clients, using email serve
rs located at the ISP's data center.
4. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 3
⇨ Each ISP must have a high-speed conn
ection to one of the major Internet
backbones.
⇨ All the major backbones are intercon
nected,so that if one fails,the othe
rs automatically pick up the traffi
c.
5. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 4
⇨A growing number of home users get t
heir Internet access from their loca
l cable TV company using cable modem
service.
⇨ Many private businesses are connecte
d to the Internet, often using busin
ess-class services from an ISP.
6. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 5
⇨ Some of us just can't live a plugged
-in life anymore.
⇨ Several wireless Internet access usi
ng wireless PDA devices such as the
Palm Vll.
7. How Traffic Moves
over the Internet 6
⇨ The Internet wouldn't be very inters
ting without content, and most of th
at content comes from Web servers.
⇨ There providers use heavy-duty serve
r Pcs connected to very high-speed d
ata connections to provide a very hi
gh level o service and reliability.