Network December 22, 2017

The Past, Present and Future of DNS Security

4 min read - As the fabric of the internet evolves, security professionals must be aware of DNS security threats, such as DDoS attacks and schemes designed to direct users to malicious websites.

Mainframe August 5, 2016

Protecting Your Network Through Understanding DNS Requests

3 min read - Sometimes it just takes a little common sense and knowledge of your system log files and the DNS requests contained therein to detect a data breach.

August 5, 2015

In a BIND: DNS Server Attacks Exploit New Software Flaw

2 min read - New DNS server attacks are exploiting a flaw in the open-source BIND9, and websites at risk for attack need to move quickly to patch the problem.

Software Vulnerabilities August 13, 2013

Subverting BIND's SRTT Algorithm: Derandomizing NS Selection

5 min read - New vulnerability found in BIND, the most popular DNS server. Exploiting this vulnerability allows to reduce the amount of effort required for an off-path (blind) DNS cache poisoning attack. This blog post describes the vulnerability in a less formal fashion.