What Do We Learn When We Scan the Internet Every Hour?

What Do We Learn When We Scan the Internet Every Hour?

Explore the ephemeral nature of the Internet in this 22-minute conference talk from BSidesLV. Discover the implications of scanning the Internet every hour for a week, examining how uptime differs across L4 ports, L7 services, and ASNs. Learn about stable portions of the Internet, such as popular protocols on standard ports, and more transient areas like TCP SIP and HTTP on non-standard ports. Gain insights into the impact of Internet ephemerality on scanning research and understand the importance of frequent scans for accurate data collection. Leave with a deeper understanding of the Internet's dynamic nature and its implications for cybersecurity and research methodologies.