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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

Kentik

In the summer of 2022, I joined a team of BGP experts organized by the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) to draft a comprehensive report covering the security of the internet’s routing infrastructure. In subsequent years, other similarly large origination leaks have occurred, disrupting internet communications.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

A hacker’s goal is to identify weaknesses or vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure that they can then exploit for nefarious purposes. The infection can take the form of a virus, Trojan horse, worm, spyware, adware, rootkit or other malware like ransomware. Why Are Zero-Day Attacks So Dangerous?