DNS server, and IP address news on CNET

August 3, 2005 Scan finds that hundreds of thousands of the servers that act as the white pages of the Net are vulnerable to attack. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, attacker, domain, server, IP address, IP, Internet Service Provider, attack, Internet service, service provider, PC, e-mail

October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, survey, domain, server, attacker, IP address, IP, domain name, Internet Service Provider, security, PC, e-mail

March 24, 2006 New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business. TAGS: DNS server, Nominum Inc., DNS, distributed denial of service, chief scientist, VeriSign Inc., assault, denial of service, target, attack, domain name, server, IP address, IP

March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., denial of service, bot, DNS server, query, victim, DNS, threat, server, attack, IP, IP address, DOS, security

February 7, 2007 Hackers may have targeted DNS servers that form the backbone of the Internet--but no damage was done, experts believe. TAGS: DNS server, Internet-backbone, DNS, attack, domain name, server, Internet service, expert, Symantec Corp., service provider, IP address, Internet Service Provider, IP

September 6, 2006 Expert predicts Vista could overflow the Net's infrastructure, causing "rolling blackouts." Some call the forecast "FUD." TAGS: domain name, IPv4, DNS, Nominum Inc., IPv6, blackout, traffic, DNS server, Microsoft Windows Vista, IP, IP address, server, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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