Remotely-Triggered Black Hole (RTBH) routing is a kind of application of BGP as a security tool within a service provider network. RTBH is frequently deployed in the mitigation of DDoS attacks, particularly when incoming traffic needs to be blocked … [Read more...] about What is Remotely-Triggered Black Hole (RTBH) Routing?
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Cloud Protection: DNS Redirect vs. BGP Redirect
During a DDoS attack, the re-direction of traffic in the cloud comes in two varieties: DNS redirect (for application layer protection) and BGP redirect (for network/transport layer protection). Redirecting Traffic via DNS Domain Name Servers (DNS) … [Read more...] about Cloud Protection: DNS Redirect vs. BGP Redirect