There has been a long history of attacks on the Domain Name System ranging from brute-force denial-of-service attacks to targeted attacks requiring specialized software. In July 2008 a new DNS ...

NS1, a domain name system (DNS) and traffic management provider, is taking on “DNS cache poisoning” attacks with new DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) capabilities built into its platform. DNS ...

Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the DNS software used to route messages between computers on the Internet. The attack code was released Wednesday by ...

A year has passed since security researcher Dan Kaminsky disclosed a serious flaw in the DNS that makes it possible for hackers to launch cache poisoning attacks, where traffic is redirected from a ...

New data on the state of ISP security through 2008 suggests that companies are better equipped to deal with many common threats than they were in years past. DNS cache poisoning, and BGP hijacking, ...

Hackers have released software that exploits a recently disclosed flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS) software used to route messages between computers on the Internet. The attack code was released ...

In brief: Last year, Volexity detected and responded to an incident involving systems infected with malware linked to the Chinese hacking group StormBamboo. Initially, suspicions pointed to a ...

Always use FQDN's for host names on machines that can be taken outside the company net. This includes things like Windows Server Update Services.<BR><BR>Using non-dotted domain names outside a company ...