Network History

Tag: bgp

  • BGP Hijacking: How Attackers Steal Internet Traffic

    BGP Hijacking: How Attackers Steal Internet Traffic

    The internet routes billions of packets every second across thousands of autonomous systems. At its core sits BGP — a protocol built on trust. And trust, as history shows, is easy to exploit.

    What Is BGP and Why Does It Matter

    The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol that makes the global internet work. Every internet service provider, cloud provider, and large enterprise operates as an Autonomous System (AS) — an independently managed network with a unique AS number (ASN).

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  • BGP — The Protocol That Holds the Internet Together

    You use it every time you open a browser. You’ve probably never heard of it. And when it breaks, the internet breaks.

    Introduction

    The internet is not a single network. It’s a vast, chaotic collection of tens of thousands of independent networks — run by ISPs, universities, corporations, cloud providers, and governments — all somehow agreeing to talk to each other. What makes this possible? A single routing protocol called BGP: the Border Gateway Protocol.

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