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AWS Route 53 BGP Hijack: What Kentik Saw

Kentik

In simple terms, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the protocol that routes traffic on the Internet. Each BGP speaking organization is assigned an Autonomous System Number (ASN) that identifies them on the Internet. We can see that most of the traffic is UDP port 53 DNS traffic but there is a little bit that is TCP port 53.

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Where is Network Security headed in 2020?

CATO Networks

However, the dynamic nature of cloud computing, the security challenges posed by mobile users , and IoT (Internet of Things) have blurred the lines that define network perimeters and created new attack surfaces. Secure Web Gateway SWG helps mitigate social engineering attacks like phishing and protects against Internet-borne malware.

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Advanced Network Security Technologies

CATO Networks

They also extend beyond the walls of corporate offices and datacenters out to cloud datacenters and anywhere an employee has a smart device with Internet access. NGFWs can drill down beyond IP addresses, TCP/UDP ports, and network protocols to enforce policies based on packet content.