Security Issues Affecting Internet Transit Points and Backbone Providers

Explore critical security issues affecting Internet transit points and backbone providers in this comprehensive Black Hat USA 1999 conference talk. Delve into the technical aspects of BGP4 protocol vulnerabilities, including exploitable features and potential damage from misconfigurations. Learn about the use of BGP communities in directing traffic and its impact on network providers. Examine IP spoofing techniques for sending false UPDATE messages and the risks associated with misconfigured ingress and egress filters. Discover the importance of BGP session authentication and its implementation across various vendors. Gain insights through a case study on attacking misconfigured networks using route spoofing. Understand the evolving landscape of network security threats, including the financial motivations behind attacks on publicly traded companies and the implications for online trading platforms.