Fixing the Internet’s routing security is urgent and requires collaboration

The Internet is fragile, but the absence of security mechanisms at its core is something that criminals are eager to exploit. In late January, traffic to many IP (Internet Protocol) addresses of the U.S. Marine Corps was temporarily diverted through an ISP in Venezuela. In early February, anti-spam outfit Spamhaus reported that Verizon Communications was routing over 4 million IP addresses hijacked by criminals, putting it in the top 10 list of ISPs worldwide who route spam traffic. The Internet Society (ISOC) and nine network operators launched an initiative called MANRS, or Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3038773/fixing-the-internets-routing-security-is-urgent-and-requires-collaboration.html