What can be done (and what has been done) about it This is the final installment in the BGP security series and covers BGP configuration best practices. Since BGP lacks an intrinsic mechanism to secure routing, several mechanisms have been adopted to overcome this limitation. Among them, RPKI is the…
This blog highlights two, real-world examples of BGP route hijacks. Route hijacks are when an AS falsely claims to be the origin for a network.
This blog continues the topic of border gateway protocol (BGP) route leak incidents. The previous blog in this series about BGP security explained route leaks in-depth. For a full review, read the blog. In short, a route leak is formally defined as the “propagation of a BGP announcement(s) beyond their…
This deep look at a real-world example of border gateway protocol (BGP) route leak incidents is part of a BGP security blog series
Unfortunately, BGP security issues such as hijacks have the power to bring businesses to their knees. We’ve written a five-blog series to help companies better prepare for such incidents.
Learn more about the role of RPKI in limiting the spread of the April 1, 2020 BGP hijack that impacted over 8,000 networks.
BGP route health is one of the most important parts of a robust network monitoring strategy. Learn how real-time BGP alerting can help.
When network operations professionals get together to talk Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), there are two main topics that come up – BGP (in)security with the risks of hijacks, and how easy it is to misconfigure BGP and cause a leak that impacts the entire internet. Pretty quickly, the discussion moves…
As part of the launch of our new DEM product, Network Insights, we recently ran a five-part blog series on BGP, providing engineers with detailed information on how BGP works. This blog focuses instead on the basics of BGP for the non-network engineer. What is BGP? Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)…
This blog is the fifth and final installment of a 5-part blog series about the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). You can download the full series in The Comprehensive Guide to BGP, or view individual installments below. Part 1: Happy Birthday to BGP, a Pillar of the Modern InternetPart 2: X-Raying BGPPart…
