Summary
Case Study: Interactive Visualization for Internet Security
Authors:
Soon Tee Teoh, Kwan-Liu Ma, and S. Felix Wu, University of California, Davis
Xiaoliang Zhao, North Carolina State University
Abstract
Internet connectivity is defined by a set of routing proto
cols which let the routers that comprise the Internet
back-bone choose the best route for a packet to reach its
destination. One way to improve the security and performance
of Internet is to routinely examine the routing data.
In this case study, we show how interactive visualization of
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) data helps characterize routing
behavior, identify weaknesses in connectivity which
could potentially cripple the Internet, as well as detect
and explain actual anomalous events.