Addressing challenges with network security preparedness
MediaNama’s report on Network Security Preparedness in India was supported by ISOC APAC.
As the Internet grows, its foundational design flaw of not having security built in is leaving the door open for attacks worldwide, something organisations and network providers have to take steps to prevent. After an inadvertent Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) hijacking incident in September 2020, Australian telecom operator Telstra accidentally routed encrypted email traffic through its servers that it was not supposed to process.
The role of adequately secured routing infrastructure is critical. Much of Internet routing relies on trust; when a bad actor or a misconfiguration leads to incorrect prefixes being announced, the outcome can have adverse consequences for network security and global Internet security. The increase in teleworking and work-from-home (WFM) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased dependence on the Internet. “We have seen a huge rise in certain kinds of attacks during this period of time,” a cyber intelligence researcher said.