- The group meets four times a year to administer the domain name system
- That's the directory that links web addresses to numerical IP addresses
- If breached it could lead to complete confusion in the world wide web
With billions of users around the world - not to mention billions of dollars' worth of business reliant on its very existence on a daily basis - our dependence on the internet is obvious.
Families have anti-virus software on their home computers to guard against hackers, while businesses and public bodies invest in heavy-duty firewalls and safety systems in an effort to protect themselves from outside attacks.
But who is looking after the internet itself, the central system that operates the world wide web, and ensuring that it does not fall victim to hackers?
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The seven people who control the safety of the world wide web | Daily Mail Online