Seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of a cyber attack.

In a move that seems inspired by "The Lord of the Rings," seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of a cyber attack. Lord of the Rings - United State - Cyberwarfare - September 11 2001 - Terrorism

This broad variety of platforms and applications provides many holes for hackers to get through, says the US-CERT Director.

Google Inc said its earlier report that Internet search services in China were being fully blocked could have been the result of a technical glitch that overstated the problem.

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Google says its search engine and several other services are working normally in mainland China after previously reporting the service had been completely blocked. Google - Web search engine - Mainland China - China Google - Search