APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific
APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific

Botnets never die
By Wang Hao
Guest Post: An analysis of the large-scale botnet AIRASHI.
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Apply now for a 2025 APNIC Fellowship
Applications are open until 28 March at 23:45 (UTC +10) for a 2025 APNIC Fellowship. It’s a popular and competitive process. Read the information on the website carefully before submitting your application.

Event Wrap: MyAPIGA 2025
By Samantha Douglas
Sunny Chendi actively participated in MyAPIGA 2025, held in Putrajaya from 16 to 18 February 2025.

Building a host telemetry solution using Tailscale
By Nick Buraglio
Guest Post: How to collect and analyse host flow data for network traffic insights.

Updates on APNIC 60, APNIC 62, and APRICOT 2026
By Dan Fidler
APRICOT 2026 will be hosted by Jakarta, Indonesia and APNIC 62 by Mumbai, India.

Apply now for the 2025 APNIC Fellowship program
By Blandine Cousin
Applications for the APNIC Fellowship 2025 are now open. Submit your application by 28 March 2025 at 23:45 (UTC +10).
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[Podcast] Night of the BGP zombies
By George Michaelson
Geoff discusses BGP 'zombie' routes — routes that should have been withdrawn but persist in the routing system. He explores how these anomalies might occur and what can be done to address them.

Notes from OARC 44
By Geoff Huston
DNS traceroute, virtual vs bare metal servers, packet sizes, and more from OARC 44.