Security News > 2021 > October > 72% of organizations hit by DNS attacks in the past year

DNS attacks are nothing new, and they tend to fall further down the list of threat concerns.

DNS attacks appear to be on a gradual upward trajectory.

In its October 2020 survey, NISC found that 47% of respondents felt DNS compromise was an increasing threat; that number has risen slowly but steadily over the past year and now stands at 55% in the latest release.

Organizations poorly prepared to deal with DNS attacks.

"To manage DNS security, organizations need to continuously analyze the DNS traffic leaving their organization, make sure they maintain good hygiene and access controls for DNS related accounts, and, most importantly, implement DNSSEC.".

47% of respondents experienced DNS hijacking and nearly the same proportion encountered DNS flood, reflection or amplification attacks that segued into DDoS, a chief security concern.

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