#FCC pushes #ISPs to fix #security flaws in Internet routing

The Federal Communications Commission wants to verify that Internet service providers are strengthening their networks against attacks that take advantage of #vulnerabilities in #BorderGatewayProtocol ( #BGP ).

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029635

#FCC-Chefin will das #BorderGatewayProtocol absichern | Security https://www.heise.de/news/FCC-Chefin-will-das-Border-Gateway-Protocol-absichern-9721893.html #BGP #BGPsec

Durch eine neu entdeckte Schwachstelle im Border Gateway Protocol können Angreifer potenziell Teile des Internets abschotten.
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Enttäuscht zeigte sich der Forscher hinsichtlich der Reaktion der jeweiligen Routerhersteller wie Nokia, Extreme oder Juniper, zu denen er Kontakt aufnahm, um sie über die Schwachstelle zu informieren. Die Unternehmen seien zum Großteil schwer erreichbar oder gar nicht an einer Problemlösung interessiert gewesen.
#BGP #BorderGatewayProtocol
https://www.golem.de/news/border-gateway-protocol-der-klebstoff-des-internets-hat-eine-schwachstelle-2308-177218.html

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