What is Cyclops?
Cyclops is a system that provides ISPs a view of how their connectivity is perceived from hundreds of vantage points across the network, enabling a comparison between their observed connectivity and their intended connectivity. Anomalies detected by Cyclops include prefix hijacks, unexpected peerings/depeerings, sudden routing shifts, bogon prefixes, bogus ASNs and route leakages among others. Registered users can configure what type of alerts they would like to receive. • Why the name “Cyclops”? The name comes from the fact that the system focus on one network at a time (the Cyclops eye), providing a radial view of its connectivity as a Cyclops would see it. • How do I enter my network information in Cyclops? There are three different set of parameters Cyclops needs to know about your network: • Your prefixes: the list of prefixes your network originates, which ASN originates each prefix, and which next-hop ASNs are used by each prefix; Cyclops can also detect the set of prefixes anno
