IETF 102: An update on securing BGP
Geoff Huston analyses the current state of BGP security mechanisms based on his observations at the IETF 102 meeting.
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Pacific approach towards cybersecurity
Guest Post: Building capacity and cooperation among smaller island economies to address cybersecurity challenges.
Why it’s important for cable broadband providers to get an ASN
Having an ASN enables cable broadband providers to have multiple upstream connections to ensure a diverse path to the Internet.
ARTEMIS — neutralizing BGP hijacking within a minute
Guest Post: ARTEMIS is a new defence system for network operators that can reduce BGP hijack detection and mitigation times from hours/days to a few seconds or minutes.
The uncertainty of measuring the DNS
While there are a number of approaches to DNS measurement, all have their own forms of potential bias and uncertainty.
APAN 46 to offer peek into the future of autonomic networking
Internet pioneer Professor Brian Carpenter will present on his recent research in autonomic network management at APAN 46 in Auckland, New Zealand, from 5 to 9 August.
Caring for fibre optic cables — damaged is worse than broken
Guest Post: Greg Ferro runs us through the basics of fibre optic cabling, and how damaged cables can cause faults.
Shutting down the BGP Hijack Factory
Guest Post: Read how one email to a NOG mailing list led to a concerted effort to kick a notorious BGP hijacker off the Internet.
Source Address Dependent Routing for simple multihoming
Guest Post: Learn how SADR can be simply configured to assist with multihoming.
BGP flexibility and its consequences
Guest Post: Study seeks to determine the scale of BGP hijacking threats by measuring the number of ingress filters bypassed by routing anomalies.