FCC pushes ISPs to fix security flaws in Internet routing
Chair: Addressing BGP flaws will "help make our Internet routing more secure."
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Chair: Addressing BGP flaws will "help make our Internet routing more secure."
This past weekend, the government of Iraq blocked the popular messaging app Telegram, citing the need to protect Iraqi’s personal data. However, when an Iraqi government network leaked out a BGP hijack used for the block, it became yet another BGP incident that was both intentional, but also accidental. Thankfully disruption was minimized by Telegram’s use of RPKI.
After several years of stagnation, Bolivia’s Internet Exchange Point (IXP), PIT Bolivia, now doubles its exchanged traffic every six months.