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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