Security News

Many Companies Unprepared for DNS Attacks: Survey
2017-10-03 10:33

Many companies are not prepared to deal with DNS attacks, and a quarter of the ones that have already been hit reported significant losses, according to a survey conducted by Dimensional Research...

Protecting networks from DNS exfiltration
2017-10-02 14:00

Everyone around the globe has heard about the colossal Equifax breach last month. Its implications haven’t yet been fully calculated except now that the CEO has resigned from his job, we know it’s...

ICANN Postpones Scheduled DNS Crypto Key Rollover
2017-09-29 15:00

ICANN, the overseer of the Internet’s namespace, announced this week that it was postponing a scheduled change to the cryptographic key that protects the Domain Name System.

Authentication Bypass Flaw Patched in BIND, Knot DNS (Security Week)
2017-06-30 09:39

The developers of the BIND and Knot DNS software have released updates to patch a potentially serious vulnerability that can be exploited to bypass authentication mechanisms. read more

Your Linux Machine Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Malicious DNS Response (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 00:16

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Systemd, the popular init system and service manager for Linux operating systems, that could allow remote attackers to potentially trigger a buffer...

Criminalization of DNS for phishing continues to advance (Help Net Security)
2017-06-28 13:00

Cybercriminals have been shifting their tactics markedly, by registering more and more domain names, rather using web servers and domains they have hacked into. These “malicious domain...

Akamai Launches New DNS Security Product (Security Week)
2017-06-28 07:37

Content delivery network and cloud services provider Akamai announced on Tuesday the launch of a new product designed to protect enterprises against malware, phishing and data exfiltration...