US EditionAWS outage shows fragile internet is vulnerable to errors, attacks
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AWS outage shows fragile internet is vulnerable to errors, attacks
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage on Monday highlighted what experts call the dangers of centralizing the world’s online ecosystem into the hands of a shrinking number of tech companies. Thousands of apps and websites went dark, exposing the fragility of the internet — not just from technical glitches, but also from coordinated cyberattacks. "Relying on a handful of major cloud providers creates serious vulnerabilities across the internet, put…
Monday's AWS failure makes it clear how much the entire Internet is dependent on only three US companies. An IT expert criticizes their market power and calls for more European solutions. Last Monday, numerous websites around the world experienced failures. Several European mobile operators, British banks, governments and universities also had problems. These companies and institutions use Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon's subsidiary offers co…
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