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DNS servers--an Internet Achilles' heel

 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, domain, attacker, server, IP, IP address, attack, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, service provider, PC, e-mail

New denial-of-service threat emerges

 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, attack, IP, server, IP address, DOS, security

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

 October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers.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

DNS servers do hackers' dirty work

 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, assault, VeriSign Inc., denial of service, attack, target, domain name, server, IP address, IP

Internet backbone at center of suspected attack

 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, server, domain name, Internet service, expert, service provider, Symantec Corp., IP address, Internet Service Provider, IP

Cisco targets Net phone software flaw

 May 24, 2005 A security hole in Internet Protocol affects a range of Cisco products, but the company says it has a patch. TAGS: IP phone, Cisco Systems Inc., DNS, DNS server, advisory, flaw, IP, Internet phone, domain name, security, server

Will Vista stall Net traffic?

 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

The sorry state of the domain name game

 October 4, 2005 Jon Oltsik says the internal DNS system is busted and is surprised at how few people are taking notice. TAGS: DNS, Unix platform, CIO, domain name, data center, DNS server, information technology, Unix, networking, server, IP, process
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