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How robust is the Internet?

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  • Yuhai Tu

    (the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)

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Complex systems, such as the Internet, are surprisingly resistant to random errors. But a new study warns against complacency — the feature that makes the Internet immune to accidents also makes it vulnerable to attack.

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  • Yuhai Tu, 2000. "How robust is the Internet?," Nature, Nature, vol. 406(6794), pages 353-354, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:406:y:2000:i:6794:d:10.1038_35019222
    DOI: 10.1038/35019222
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