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Michael W. McConnell: The Internet was not designed to be secure. The rules and contracts put in place when it was commercialized were not…

On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
The Internet was not designed to be secure. The rules and contracts put in place when it was commercialized were not written with security in mind.
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Michael W. McConnell

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McConnell critiques the lack of security in the original Internet design.

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