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The Internet Exchange Point: A Window Onto a Changing Internet

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Flavio Luciani

6 min read

IXPs are the airports of the Internet, busy hubs connecting traffic from a multitude of networks. The Namex observatory provides a unique view of the health and stability of the Internet as it continues to grow and evolve.

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How to Get IP Addresses for Your Network

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Anastasiya Pak

5 min read

Our new report provides network operators and businesses with an overview of the various options available for acquiring IP addresses today.

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CAPIF 3 Report: Strengthening Peering and Internet Growth in Central Asia

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Anastasiya Pak

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The Central Asian Internet community met on 24-25 September at CAPIF 3 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss peering, interconnectivity, Internet traffic exchange, IPv6 adoption, and challenges for digital transformation. The event brought together over 200 people from 18 countries - proving the need …

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Tim Bruijnzeels: Patching Internet Vulnerabilities with RPKI

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Alun Davies

3 min read

The White House recently announced plans to boost Internet routing security in the US through improved RPKI coverage. So how does RPKI help secure BGP? How easy is it to boost coverage on a national level? And what's the future potential of the infrastructure? Our guest Tim Bruijnzeels shares his v…

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The Next Generation of BGP Data Collection Platforms

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Thomas Holterbach

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Existing BGP data collection platforms face challenges that threaten their long-term sustainability: their data comes with enormous redundancy and significant visibility gaps. We explore a new BGP data collection paradigm, already implemented in a prototype called GILL, that could stir change for o…

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IXP-from-Scratch: The Peering LAN

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Thomas Liske

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In the third of our “IXP from Scratch” series, we discuss our setup of the peering switches and route servers at DD-IX, an Internet Exchange located in Dresden, Germany. We explain how we connect our two PoPs and which security and safety mechanisms (L2 and L3) we configured to ensure reliable oper…

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ccTLD Phishing Characterisation

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Giovane Moura

10 min read

Phishing attacks are, to this day, one of the most widespread and effective means of getting access to sensitive and financial data. A new study from the team from SIDN Labs combines more than 28,000 phishing domain names in a bid to improve detection and mitigation policies.

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Securing Internet Infrastructure in Central Asia

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Anastasiya Pak

16 min read

The third Central Asia Peering and Interconnection Forum (CAPIF 3) takes place next week in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Experts from Central Asia and neighbouring regions will come together to strengthen regional Internet connectivity and promote digital growth. Ahead of the event, we examine the adoption…

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An Introspective Analysis: RPKI Deployment Under Scrutiny

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Donika Mirdita

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When it comes to protecting the Achilles' heel of the Internet, the effectiveness of RPKI hinges on the vigilance and cooperation of the entire Internet community.

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A Dive Into TLD Performance

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Arnold Dechamps

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DNS is a complex set of protocols with a long history. Some TLD's go as far back as 1985 - but not all of them are built equal. And not all of them have the same performance depending on where the end user is situated in the world. So just how different are they?

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