The internet is how you get your news, your paycheck, your groceries, your banking, and    sometimes your drinking water. Humanity has quietly handed over the keys to civilization to a network most of us don't understand and couldn't rebuild. So what happens if it goes down — and not for a day or two?  Ben Bradford tries to kill the internet, hunting for weak points in undersea cables, cyberattacks, cloud computing, overlooked open-source plumbing, and fragile politics. It’s harder than it looks, but maybe not impossible. Should we be worried?Guests:Bruce Schneier, cryptographer, cybersecurity lecturer, and author of Click Here to Kill Everybody.Doug Madory, director of internet analysis for Kentik. Support Are We Doomed?, get bonus episodes, and more: <a href="https://doompod.com/support/%20">https://doompod.com/support/ </a> Watch earlier episodes on Youtube! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@arewedoomedpod">https://www.youtube.com/@arewedoomedpod</a>

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What if it goes down for good?

The internet is how you get your news, your paycheck, your groceries, your banking, and    sometimes your drinking water. Humanity has quietly handed over the keys to civilization to a network most of us don't understand and couldn't rebuild. So what happens if it goes down — and not for a day or two? 

Ben Bradford tries to kill the internet, hunting for weak points in undersea cables, cyberattacks, cloud computing, overlooked open-source plumbing, and fragile politics. It’s harder than it looks, but maybe not impossible. Should we be worried?

Guests:

Bruce Schneier, cryptographer, cybersecurity lecturer, and author of Click Here to Kill Everybody.

Doug Madory, director of internet analysis for Kentik.

Support Are We Doomed?, get bonus episodes, and more: <a href="https://doompod.com/support/%20">https://doompod.com/support/ </a>

Watch earlier episodes on Youtube! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@arewedoomedpod">https://www.youtube.com/@arewedoomedpod</a>

Are We Doomed?

We Try and Kill the Internet

We Try and Kill the Internet

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