The lifeblood of the Internet lies unprotected at the bottom of the ocean

This week The New York Times published an article suggesting Russia could attack vital undersea data cables, possibly severely disrupting Internet traffic Russian ships and submarines frequently sail near the vital undersea Internet cables, and U.S. military officials fear an underwater attack, according to the article. See also: This map of U.S. Internet cables is available to the public for first time The cables — which deliver internet and telecommunications data between the continents — ...