Discovering evasive code in malicious websites
Guest Post: NTT Secure Platform Laboratories has discovered five previously unknown evasion techniques by using two types of honeyclients.
Tag: security
Data privacy and whois
Whois and data privacy — namely, the impact of the GDPR — was the main topic of discussion at the recent ICANN 62 meeting.
Treating RPKI ROAs as IRR route(6) objects
Guest Post: Using RPKI ROAs as if they are IRR route(6)-objects is a transitional step towards increased security in the routing ecosystem.
Honeypot-based monitoring of amplification DDoS attacks
Guest Post: The SISSDEN project operates a network of honeypots that detect on average around 10,000 amplification DDoS attacks per day.
Monitoring BGP anomalies on the Internet
Guest Post: There are many common sources for BGP anomalies of which network operators should be aware.
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.
Pacific approach towards cybersecurity
Guest Post: Building capacity and cooperation among smaller island economies to address cybersecurity challenges.
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.
Event Wrap: 30th Annual FIRST Conference and AGM
The 30th Annual FIRST Conference and Annual General Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 to 29 June 2018.
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.