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29
Jun
2022

Internet2 Offers New Routing Integrity Assessment Service

By Steven Wallace

As part of its Routing Integrity Initiative, Internet2 is launching a new service to assist network operators and engineers in assessing their network’s implementation of routing integrity controls.  The Internet2 Routing Integrity Assessment Service uses this questionnaire – developed by Internet2 and tailored to the…

31
May
2022

Take a Closer Look at the Internet2 Routing Integrity Initiative

By Steven Wallace

The Internet2 Routing Integrity Initiative aims to improve the research and education (R&E) community’s adoption of best practices that strengthen the resilience and reliability of data movement across the R&E network ecosystem to support our shared missions. Routing integrity is an end-to-end challenge that requires the participation of the entire…

26
May
2022

Security Scene: May 2022 Edition

By Adair Thaxton

Security Scene is a monthly roundup of cybersecurity news highlights compiled by Internet2 Cyberinfrastructure Security Engineer Adair Thaxton. Adair connects recent headlines to security best practices, within the lens of the research and education community and our broader digital society. Plus, she’s got jokes! Happy May! The students are gone…

28
Jan
2022

ARIN’s Deadline Looms for 60+ Organizations to Take Action to Preserve Efficient Internet2 Connectivity

By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect

Update: This blog has been updated to reflect ARIN’s revised deadline for the IRR transition. With the April 2022 deadline for ARIN’s IRR transition fast approaching, here’s what network operators need to know now: Over 60 organizations that connect to the Internet2 network still use the…

17
May
2021

Internet2, ARIN Discuss Actions That Could Protect US R&E Networks

By Steven Wallace

Ninety-five percent of network routes originating from US research and education (R&E) institutions lack a form of hijack protection known as RPKI, or Resource Public Key Infrastructure. Adding this layer of security is something that the IP address owners, typically campuses in the US, will want to address. Internet2 is…

16
Apr
2021

MANRS Gaining Momentum, New Route Reports Published

By Steven Wallace

MANRS, the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security global initiative, is gaining momentum across the research and education (R&E) community. Andrew Gallo, Principal IT Architect at The George Washington University, serves on the MANRS Advisory Group, and I represent Indiana University and Internet2 as a MANRS Ambassador. During MANRS #5…

16
Dec
2020

Coming in 2021: Routing Resources for Network Engineers

By Steven Wallace, Internet2 Security Architect  MANRS, IRR, RPKI, ROAs, oh my. Over the last eighteen months, the Internet2 community has steadily improved the security and stability of the research and education (R&E) routing infrastructure through the adoption of Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) practices. Embracing MANRS…