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How To Break the Internet with Chris Stokel-Walker

2024/9/27
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一位专注于技术行业影响和操纵的播客主持人和创作者。
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Ed Zitron: 我认为互联网的基础设施非常脆弱,它像纸牌屋一样,由许多开放源码、非营利和营利性实体组成。任何一个环节的崩溃都可能导致全球性灾难,就像CrowdStrike事件那样。我们已经习惯了互联网的稳定运行,但实际上它随时可能崩溃。 我们依赖于这些开放源码项目,但却没有给予足够的资金支持。这些项目往往由志愿者维护,他们经常面临资金不足和人员倦怠的问题。大型科技公司依赖这些项目,却很少为其提供资金支持,一旦出现问题,他们便会将责任推卸给这些开放源码项目。 我认为我们需要一个系统性的解决方案,例如强制大型科技公司将一定比例的营收投入到开放源码项目中,以确保其可持续发展。我们不能总是等到问题发生后才采取行动。 Chris Stokel-Walker: 我同意Ed的观点。CrowdStrike事件并非个例,许多网络安全公司都可能因故障引发全球性系统瘫痪。互联网依赖于私营软件公司和开放源码解决方案的混合系统,这种系统脆弱且难以维护。 OpenSSL事件也证明了互联网基础设施的脆弱性,其依赖于少数志愿者维护的软件。大型公司依赖其服务却未提供足够的资金支持,导致类似的事件反复发生。 Fastly作为边缘云提供商,其故障会影响众多大型平台,突显了单点故障的风险。ICANN和VeriSign负责域名系统(DNS),如果这些机构出现故障,将导致互联网瘫痪。 开放源码项目中的恶意代码注入风险也值得关注,这与项目维护人员的倦怠和资金不足有关。我们应该认识到这些志愿者正在从事着世界上最重要的一些工作,他们应该得到更多的支持和资金。

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The episode starts by discussing the CrowdStrike debacle and its global impact. It explores the fragile infrastructure of the internet, highlighting the interconnectedness of various entities and the cascading effects of failures. The discussion emphasizes the human element in this technological system and how simple errors can have far-reaching consequences.
  • CrowdStrike's software failure caused a significant internet outage.
  • The internet's infrastructure is a fragile patchwork of open-source, non-profit, and for-profit entities.
  • Automation and human error contribute to system failures.
  • The incident highlights the reliance on underfunded and often overlooked open-source projects.

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Just over a month after the CrowdStrike debacle, Ed Zitron is joined by journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker to "stokel-walk" through the brittle patchwork of open source, non-profit and for-profit entities that hold up the internet - and how calamitous it would be if any of them buckled.

Article: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/crowdstrike-trigger-global-meltdown-cyber-fail-amazon-b2586523.html)

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