DNS stories
Following a six-hour outage on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, bringing millions of digital lives to a halt, criticism of the company has been widespread.
By adopting a DevOps approach to their work, IT teams can achieve better optimised applications and consistent, reliable performance for end users.
The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.
Telecoms firms are set to increase security budgets to defend against DNS service attacks, which were the most common in 2020, according to a survey.
Experts warn of heightened DNS attack risks during holiday shopping peak, urge firms to bolster cyber defences.
Those using the Verisign Public DNS will be migrated to Neustar's infrastructure 'in a process that will be fully transparent to them', Neustar states.
The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.
Palo Alto is calling it the 'fastest-ever next-generation firewall' with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.
New data indicates attackers preyed on the large attack surface of ASN-level communications service providers with a 'bit-and-piece' approach.
By securing your network at the DDI level, you can prevent DNS attacks, data exfiltration, and put a barrier around every connected device.
Infoblox has been the market-leading provider of DDI management for years. Now, thanks to their extensive R&D, they have taken it to the cloud.
Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.
With the explosion of cyber-security attacks, what is the best way of determining which websites are good and which are bad?.
Citrix boosts cloud offerings with the acquisition of New Zealand's EMS-Cortex, simplifying hosted services provision with Cortex technology.
Facebook experienced its worst outage in over four years, leaving millions disconnected twice last week due to an internal error.
Windows Server 'Longhorn' Beta 3 launches, promising to shift IT focus from daily maintenance to strategic business growth.
New DNS vulnerability discovered by InternetNZ could result in global Denial-of-Service attacks on authoritative servers, including .nz.
Kiwi companies big and small are in the running for New Zealand's top infosec awards. And the iSanz finalists are...
The recent hacking of the Domainz registry may have looked like a storm in a teacup, but the implications for the security of Web sites are much larger.
