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I am a research engineer in the R&D department at RIPE NCC. I am interested in internet measurements, internet outages, data analysis, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining RIPE NCC, I defended my Ph.D. in cyber-security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands.
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We explore the status of the routing security and IPv6 adoption in the Arab countries in the Middle East highlighting how initiatives on RPKI, measurements, and capacity building are shaping a more secure, future-proof Internet.
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Ahead of CAPIF 4, we once again pause to examine the latest in Central Asia’s digital transformation. Against a backdrop of deepening regional cooperation, we chart improvements in routing security and IPv6 adoption, while also probing interconnection patterns as seen in K-root data.
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Following up on our series of regional reports, we present developments in routing security and IPv6 uptake in South East Europe (SEE). We look into the changes in RPKI deployment and IPv6 capability for networks in the region ahead of the upcoming SEE 13 meeting that will take place in Sofia, Bulg…
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The Middle East’s Internet landscape is diverse and complex, with big variations between the GCC countries and areas such as the Levant and North Africa. Ahead of MENOG 24, we look at the development of Internet technologies in the Arabic-speaking countries of the region that have the potential to …
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On 22-23 April, the South East Europe Internet community will come together in Athens, Greece, to explore trends in the adoption of Internet technologies across the region. In preparation for the discussions to take place, we’ve been examining changes in key Internet tech, such as IPv6 and RPKI.
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What does Internet routing data tell us about how the Internet in Palestine has fared since the outbreak of war in October.
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Despite being a known vulnerability for at least 25 years, source IP address spoofing remains a popular attack method for redirection, amplification and anonymity. Preventing these attacks requires that operators implement Source Address Validation (SAV) to ensure their networks filter packets with…
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In this article we use data from RIPE Atlas probes to investigate the usage of 240/4, a block of IPv4 addresses 'reserved for future use', formally known as Class E in the wild.
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In 2021, reports emerged that hosts in Mexico were unable to reach whatsapp.net. It was determined that middleboxes were to blame, intercepting the queries to the root instance hosted in China and sending a bogus reply. This article investigates the prevalence of middleboxes using RIPE Atlas probes.
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“The report, as always, is excellent and very accurate, particularly with the visualizations, which greatly help in organizing the data. However, one issue that still raises questions for me as an active member of the MENOG community is why, over the past few years, the reports have focused solely on Arab countries, excluding other Middle Eastern nations, including Iran. This kind of categorization makes us feel less connected to the community. While it’s true that Iran is included in CAPIF reports, we must not forget that with over 70 million internet users and substantial internet traffic capacity, Iran should not be overlooked in Middle East reports.”
Hi Milad - thanks again for the feedback. As we've mentioned in previous reports, Iran has been an active participant in CAPIF from the start. And indeed, looking back at attendance at our regional meetings last year, we saw that more Iranians attended CAPIF 3 than MENOG 24. These factors led us to once again focus on Iran in the report ahead of CAPIF 4 - and since that report was quite recent, we didn't want to duplicate numbers here.
“You do not mention the use of RIPE Atlas probes. Is the user tag "iwantbcp38compliancetesting" still useful/used?”
Thank you for taking the time to read my article and providing valuable feedback. Although I did consider discussing RIPE Atlas probes in my article, I ultimately chose to focus on the currently available methods for measuring BCP38. Regarding the "iwantbcp38compliancetesting" tag, while it was introduced in the past, it unfortunately never materialized. Nevertheless, if there is enough interest from the community, it could be worth exploring the possibility of implementing it in RIPE Atlas probes in the future. Once again, thank you for your comment and feel free to share any other insights or suggestions you may have.
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