Post by Sarthak Sharma

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram, recently called out a BGP hijacking incident involving Reliance Communications (AS18101), putting the spotlight on one of the internet’s most critical protocols. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is the routing system that holds the entire global internet together — quietly deciding how data travels between thousands of independent networks across the world. I wrote a clear, balanced technical article that explains: • How BGP actually works • Why it’s so powerful and scalable • Why its trust-based design makes it inherently vulnerable If you want to understand the real backbone of the internet and why incidents like this continue to happen, check it out: https://lnkd.in/g3fGRGWg Would love to hear your thoughts on BGP and routing security in 2026 #BGP #Networking #InternetInfrastructure #RoutingSecurity #CyberSecurity