Big route leak shows need for routing security
Yesterday saw another significant routing incident in the global BGP routing system, once again highlighting why it’s important for network operators to be implementing good routing security practices. The following…
What are the MANRS Actions? (Part 5)
Now in this series, we’ve discussed what routing is, how it works, what’s wrong with routing, and types of routing incidents. In this last part, let’s…
What are Routing Incidents? (Part 4)
So far this week, we’ve talked about what routing is, how it works, and some of its general challenges. Now, let’s get specific about some of the…
What’s Wrong with Routing? (Part 3)
In Part 1, we discussed what routing is and how data is sent across the Internet, and in Part 2 we discussed how routers work to build maps…
How Does Routing Work? (Part 2)
Yesterday, we discussed what routing is, but how do routers actually build their maps of the Internet? The Internet has over 68,000 publicly visible networks, which means it’s impractical…
What is Routing? (Part 1)
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Not just another BGP Hijack
On 1 April 2020, many networks witnessed a massive BGP hijack by AS12389 (Rostelecom). In this post, we’ll dig into the details of this routing incident and explain why…
Working with APRICOT to Improve Routing Security
We’re pleased to announce that the Internet Society and the Asia Pacific Network Operators Group Ltd (APNOG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in supporting the MANRS…