Detecting and characterizing DDoS scrubbing from global BGP routing
Guest Post: Analysing public BGP data to characterize the real‑world behaviour of five major scrubbing services.
Detecting and characterizing DDoS scrubbing from global BGP routing
By Shyam Krishna Khadka on 23 Apr 2026
Guest Post: Analysing public BGP data to characterize the real‑world behaviour of five major scrubbing services.
Welcoming the 2026 APNIC general and Policy Fellows
APNIC is pleased to welcome the successful applicants to its 2026 general and Policy Fellowship programs. This year’s Fellows reflect the diversity and talent of network practitioners and community contributors from across the Asia Pacific region.
Using QUIC backscatter to infer hypergiant deployment configurations
Guest Post: What can we learn about QUIC deployments just by listening to unsolicited QUIC traffic? As it turns out, quite a lot.
Strengthening your network security with APNIC’s products and tools
Strengthening routing security is increasingly critical, and APNIC’s tools are helping operators protect their networks with clearer, more reliable validation and visibility.
Noisy routers: Investigating the make-up of route collector data
Guest Post: An analysis of more than 80 billion updates reveals how ‘noisy’ BGP updates inflate MRT archives, bias measurements, and highlights the need for more careful interpretation of BGP data.
[Podcast] IP networking in deep space
Marc Blanchet discusses modelling the delay of a deep space IP stack using Linux virtual network methods, and the suitability of QUIC as a transport for applications in space.
APNIC 62 Call for Papers now open
Got a compelling story or insight on Internet operations? Submit your presentation for APNIC 62 today!
Exploring the blind spot of IXPs Route Servers
Guest Post: IRR-based filtering at IXPs often breaks the link between prefixes and their legitimate AS, allowing invalid announcements to slip through. This study measures the issue across many IXPs and offers actionable fixes.
Why are ‘we’ building all these data centres again?
An article in The Conversation argues that governments should ensure data centre developments serve the public interest.
NIST updates its secure DNS deployment guide: What operators need to know
NIST’s updated DNS deployment guide treats DNS as a core security control, offering practical guidance on protective DNS, encryption, DNSSEC, and both authoritative and recursive operations to help operators strengthen resilience, visibility, and policy enforcement.