Traffic Interception — Myths and Reality
summary
Examines real-world Internet traffic interception incidents (like Google's misrouting in Japan) that caused widespread service outages; analyzes causes such as routing/operator mistakes and government regulation. Discusses traffic interception techniques, risks they pose to unrelated services, and how such incidents occur and recur.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Traffic interception basics
- 3:00Modern myths on interception
- 9:05Man-in-the-middle attacks
- 15:07DNS and BGP vulnerabilities
- 26:09Attack examples
- 33:16Conclusions and impact
- 35:19Threat monitoring solution
- 48:18Why protections aren't deployed
- 50:07HTTPS protection Q&A
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