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Why DNS shouldn’t be used for data transport (Help Net Security)
2016-09-19 13:45

Malicious DNS tunnelling is a big problem in cybersecurity. The technique involves the use of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol to smuggle sensitive corporate or personal information out of a network, and to enable malware command and control communications in and out. Indeed, as the Infoblox Security Assessment Report revealed recently, two in five enterprise networks showed evidence of DNS tunnelling in the second quarter of 2016. However, all is not necessarily as it … More →


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