Security Archives

25
May
2023

Security Advanced Networking

Your Routing, Your Decision: How to Support Data-Intensive Researchers While Fending Off DDoS Attacks

By Steven Wallace, Director of Internet2 Routing Integrity, and Andrew Gallo, Principal Network Architect at George Washington University

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Defending against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks while maintaining support for data-intensive science can present new challenges for network operators in the research and education (R&E) community. R&E networks at the state, regional, national, and global levels are…

18
May
2023

InCommon Security

Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group Seeks Community Input for Second Annual Cybersecurity Exercise

By Kyle Lewis, Co-Chair, Sirtfi Exercise Planning Working Group

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes How can we help your team enhance its knowledge and use of the Sirtfi framework, so you’re prepared to cooperate if and when a cybersecurity incident spans multiple organizations in the research and education community? That’s the main…

04
Apr
2023

Advanced Networking Security

ARIN’s Routing Security Services Play Important Role for the Research and Education Community

By Steven Wallace

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes As early adopters of internet technology, many network operators in the research and education (R&E) community use IP numbers allocated to them before ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) came into existence. ARIN is one of the five…

28
Feb
2023

Advanced Networking Security

Preparing for Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin Validation

By Steven Wallace

An increasing number of network providers are implementing Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin Validation (RPKI-ROV) to identify and mitigate false routing information that might arise by accident or attempted route hijacking. This trend includes Internet Service Providers and non-profit organizations like Internet2 that provide connectivity for the research and…

17
Jan
2023

Advanced Networking Security

NYSERNet Moves the Needle on Routing Integrity: Implementing Peer-Facing RPKI Route Origin Validation

By Amber Rasche

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes A Q&A with Bill Owens, NYSERNet We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Routing integrity is an end-to-end challenge that requires the participation of the entire Internet2-networked community and beyond. So, what does that mean? It’s in…

25
Oct
2022

Security

Radware DDoS Mitigation Alert Analysis

By Adair Thaxton

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Internet2 is in the process of renewing our DDoS mitigation service contract with Radware. Since we originally signed on with Radware in December 2019, 12 Internet2 Connectors have used the Radware service to protect more than 100…

24
Oct
2022

Security

Internet2 Opportunities for the Research & Education Cybersecurity and Privacy Community

By Nick Lewis

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Internet2 is a supporter of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and has many cybersecurity opportunities for the community to get engaged with! I talk to campuses regularly, and they’re always interested in what’s going on, but it’s so hard to…

18
Oct
2022

Advanced Networking Security

Front Range GigaPoP Moves the Needle on Routing Integrity: Boosting Member Participation in RPKI

By Amber Rasche

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Q&A with John Hernandez, Front Range GigaPoP We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Routing integrity is an end-to-end challenge that requires the participation of the entire Internet2-networked community and beyond. So, what does that mean? It’s…

17
Oct
2022

Security

NET+ Security and Identity Portfolio Update for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2022

By Nick Lewis

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Hopefully, everyone made it through the start of the fall semester! I’ve talked with people on campuses and know everyone is moving as fast as they possibly can to keep up with all that’s happening and changing! I’ve…

10
Oct
2022

Security

See Yourself in Cyber – Internet2 Staff Celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month

By Amber Rasche

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Cybersecurity Awareness Month is underway, offering plentiful opportunities to share resources and coalesce around efforts to support secure infrastructure, reliable solutions, and safe communities. This year’s theme, which is collaboratively set by the Cybersecurity…

Security

Get the news you need delivered to your inbox