[WestCoastGal]

"There are also rumors that the Internet is going to be shut down to stem the tide of news about the inbound. You know...keep the population under control. The alleged cover story for this is the potentially devestating news that a "hacker" has stolen the source code to Cisco's operating system. For those who don't know what I am talking about: Cisco is the largest supplier of networking gear in the country (probably the whole world).

Their gear powers most of the Internet backbone. If a malicious person could get their hands on the source code (programming) for Cisco's gear, they could exploit it cause HUGE disruptions to the internet. Check out the story here. What do you all think about these events?'

Would the government be included in those having this type of network? Or the military or the police etc.

Please let me know what you think, looking forward to your expertise since I know nothing about the internet and networking etc.

[thecabal]

While I don't have any first-hand knowledge of this, I am fairly certain that many governmental agencies use Cisco gear as well. Even if they did not, it does not matter. The Internet backbone uses Cisco and if you take down the backbone the rest is irrelavant. IMHO, this is a serious security breach.