GA Tech: Internet's Mid-Layers Vulnerable To Attack

An anonymous reader writes "Evolution has ossified the middle layers of the Internet, leaving it vulnerable but security breaches could be countered by diversification of protocols, according to Georgia Tech, which recommends new middle layer protocols whose functionality does not overlap, thus preventing 'unnatural selection.' Extinction sucks, especially when it's my favorite protocols like FTP."

So the internet is just like a human being then?

[antifoidulus]

Well, I know for myself a good swift "attack" on my "middle layer" does cause me to fall to the ground and writhe around for a while, so I guess the internet and I do have a lot in common, really vulnerable mid-sections.