Yesterday, fears spread that an "electronic jihad" would bring down parts of the Internet. Fortunately, that didn't come to pass. In fact, much of the warning was dismissed as a hoax, even though it has been reported by reputable news sources.
In these days of heightened terror warnings, one can not dismiss warnings of any sort out of hand. However, I fear we are starting to fall into a "chicken little syndrome," whereby:
- A warning is issued
- (Some) people panic
- Nothing happens
- Everyone grumbles that the warning was a load of BS, and more people ignore the next warning
- Rinse and repeat
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