Pacific routing security sets a deadline
Guest Post: PITA 30 showed both the risks of insecure routing and the opportunities for rapid improvement in the Pacific, with PITA 31 set as an implementation target.
Tag: RPKI
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.
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.
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.
Strengthening IPv6 collaboration: Xiong’an New Area delegates visit APNIC
APNIC welcomed delegates from Xiong’an New Area to present the IPv6 City Plaque and discuss continued technical cooperation. The visit highlighted Xiong’an’s large‑scale IPv6 deployment and its 2026 Future City competitions.
RPKI vs social engineering: A case study in route hijacking
Guest Post: A short BGP hijack in 2025 showed how routing security can fail when attackers exploit weaknesses in provider onboarding.
Key moments from the APNIC AGM at APRICOT 2026
The AGM provides an opportunity to learn more about APNIC and to ask questions of the EC.
Routing security in APAC: Trends from the APNIC region
RPKI deployment continues to strengthen across the Asia Pacific region. The data shows real progress, but also where operators can make the biggest impact next.
APNIC Routing Security SIG at APRICOT 2026: Social engineering, RPKI, ASPA, & TA constraints
There were six insightful presentations on RPKI at the APNIC Routing Security SIG at APRICOT 2026.
NIR updates at APRICOT 2026: IPv6 progress, RPKI plans, and strengthening coordination
All seven NIRs reflected an active and collaborative NIR community across the Asia Pacific region.