Highlights from the IETF 104 Hackathon in Prague
• 7 min read
To prepare you for the upcoming Open Source WG discussion at RIPE 78, we are re-publishing our report from the most successful IETF Hackathon that took place in March 2019.
Community and Events
SEEDIG 2019 Liveblog
Gergana Petrova
Gergana Petrova is the Community Development Manager at RIPE NCC. She helps lead the RIPE NCC's engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community, government, academia, civil society and other Internet stakeholders. Gergana has been working for the RIPE NCC since 2013. Originally … More
• 12 min read
The 5th edition of SEEDIG, the Internet governance event for South East Europe, is taking place from 6 to 8 May 2019 in Bucharest. You can expect sessions on cybersecurity, trust in digital technologies, technical developments, 5G, challenges of online content, the future of work and more. RIPE NCC…
South East Europe - A Closer Look from the RIPE NCC
Gergana Petrova
Gergana Petrova is the Community Development Manager at RIPE NCC. She helps lead the RIPE NCC's engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community, government, academia, civil society and other Internet stakeholders. Gergana has been working for the RIPE NCC since 2013. Originally … More
• 9 min read
The eighth edition of the RIPE NCC's South East Europe Regional Meeting (SEE 8) is just around the corner. What do we know about these countries in terms of membership growth, IPv4 transfer, IPv6 deployment and other statistics? Whether you're a SEE local and would like to get an update or whether …
Results of the First RPKI Deployathon
• 5 min read
The RIPE NCC and Juniper Networks co-hosted the first Deployathon on RPKI – a two-day event that brought together network professionals from 7 countries to work on practical aspects of routing security.
BGP Communities - A Weapon for the Internet (Part 2)
Florian Streibelt
Florian Streibelt
Based in Saarbrücken, Germany
Florian Streibelt is a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, supervised by Anja Feldmann. In 2013 he graduated with a Diploma Degree in computer science from Technische Universität Berlin. During his undergrad time at TU Berlin he worked as a systems administrator and as … More
• 7 min read
This is the second of two articles in which we present a new attack vector on the routing infrastructure of the Internet using BGP communities.
BGP Communities - A Weapon for the Internet (Part 1)
Florian Streibelt
Florian Streibelt
Based in Saarbrücken, Germany
Florian Streibelt is a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, supervised by Anja Feldmann. In 2013 he graduated with a Diploma Degree in computer science from Technische Universität Berlin. During his undergrad time at TU Berlin he worked as a systems administrator and as … More
• 9 min read
This is the first of two articles in which we present a new attack vector on the routing infrastructure of the Internet using BGP communities.
MENOG: What Has Changed and Why?
Hisham Ibrahim
Hisham Ibrahim
Based in Dubai, UAE
Hisham Ibrahim is the Chief Community Officer at the RIPE NCC. He leads the RIPE NCC's engagement efforts to foster a dynamic, inclusive RIPE community. He is responsible for engagement with RIPE NCC members, the RIPE community, Internet governance and training services. Hisham is active on several committees in various … More
• 6 min read
The Middle East Network Operators Group (MENOG) Meeting & Peering Forum will be held on 3-4 April 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. The Forum brings together key Internet players from all over the world, making this event the largest non-commercial, technical, educational and community-oriented activity in …
Recognising Women at the RIPE NCC Takes More Than a Day
Amanda Gowland
Amanda Gowland
Based in Amsterdam
Amanda was Sr. Communications Officer and Change Officer for the RIPE NCC until 2020. More
• 5 min read
8 March is International Women's Day - an annual milestone celebrated for more than 100 years to raise awareness on women's rights. This year, the theme is "Balance for Better" - a call-to-action to drive gender balance across all areas of life.
RIPE Community Report 2018
Hans Petter Holen
Hans Petter Holen
Based in Amsterdam, Netherland
Hans Petter Holen is the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. Before taking on this role in May 2020, he served as the RIPE Chair from 2014 and has been part of the RIPE community for over 30 years. He also serves as the chair of the Number Resource Organisation … More
• 17 min read
When I look back at 2018, I’m struck by how much activity was going in the RIPE community. In light of the upcoming 30th anniversary of RIPE (which we will celebrate in May during RIPE 78), I thought it was a good idea to provide an overview of some of the discussions and achievements that came out…
Do Good at RIPE 78 - Sponsor a Diversity Ticket!
Amanda Gowland
Amanda Gowland
Based in Amsterdam
Amanda was Sr. Communications Officer and Change Officer for the RIPE NCC until 2020. More
• 2 min read
You can now fund tickets to send someone from an underrepresented group in tech to attend a RIPE Meeting.