SecurityRatty: How carriers batten down the hatches for hurricanes

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How carriers batten down the hatches for hurricanes

2008-09-04 00:00:00 by Brad Reed in Network World on Security

Picture what would happen if the multitude of hardhat-wearing network technicians you see in a typical Verizon commercial got swept up in a "Wizard of Oz"-style twister. In other words, think about how spread out telecom carrier infrastructure is and about how many different bases telcos have to cover to protect it all during natural disasters.