tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post5045869297021697815..comments2024-03-25T08:08:23.132-07:00Comments on Who Has Time For This?: Security for Startups: A 10-Step Affordable Plan to Survival in CyberspaceDavid Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075075203254308405noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-58823239822313891502015-09-17T13:52:25.674-07:002015-09-17T13:52:25.674-07:00The "IP Stack" was never meant to be a p...The "IP Stack" was never meant to be a publicly scaled internetworking model like the PSTN. Importantly it lacks any inherent settlement models. Not only will settlement models go a long way to send price signals and clear supply and demand both north/south between apps and infrastructure and east/west between network agents/players, but they will also serve as a first line of defense to many of today's malicious attacks. Something to think about as the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 heads into its 3rd decade! Yes, settlement free peering results in balkanization and an "every woman for herself and God against all" reality. With the blockchain settlements can cost-effectively develop between layers vertically and across horizontal boundaries.InfoStackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551031808515532198noreply@blogger.com