Improving Technical Security 9 September 2015

Anti-Spoofing Whitepaper: Addressing the challenge of IP spoofing

Anti-Spoofing Report coverWhat is the issue with spoofed IP addresses?  What kind of attacks are made possible by spoofing?  What can be done to prevent or mitigate IP address spoofing?  We (Internet Society) released a white paper exploring these questions at:

https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/addressing-challenge-ip-spoofing

The topics include:

  • What is Source IP spoofing?
  • Reflection and amplification DDoS Attack
  • Current mitigation strategies
  • Current challenges and the way forward
    • Measurements
    • Traceability
  • Network types and common operational practices
    • Mobile networks
    • Broadband access providers
    • Enterprises
    • Datacenters and hosting providers
  • Deployment considerations and challenges
  • Incentives, communication and awareness
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