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Best of the APNIC Blog digest - October 2020
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To help apnic-talk subscribers stay abreast of what the community is
reading on the APNIC Blog, we're sharing three of the most popular posts
from the previous month. We hope you find the articles informative and
useful.
Are you filtering for inbound spoofed packets? Chances are you're not
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By Maciej Korczyński on 13 October 2020
Around half of the Internet's Autonomous Systems are vulnerable to
DoS attacks simply because they aren't using source address validation.
A team of researchers have been examining this 20-year-old protocol to
find out why networks aren't complying with best practice.
https://s.apnic.net/sourceaddressvalidation
Don't just automate, address the root cause
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By Adli Wahid on 21 October 2020
Automation has become a popular tool in network security, but it's
important to avoid the hype. There are a few fundamental steps you
should take to secure your network first.
This was part of a week-long series of security posts during
Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
https://s.apnic.net/automate
RPKI Q&A - The trouble with rsync
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By Geoff Huston on 27 October 2020
Geoff Huston tackles RPKI in a series of Q&A posts. In the process,
he looks at the problems associated with rsync and suggests better
alternatives.
He also explores the history of why we don't attach credentials to
BGP updates.
https://s.apnic.net/rsynctrouble
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