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DNS could slow broadband service

August 17, 2006 Poor-performing DNS servers could bog down broadband service, even on superfast connections, Nominum says. TAGS: Nominum Inc., VeriTest, domain name, DNS, DNS server, broadband provider, broadband service, broadband, FTTH, Verizon Communications, service provider, server, DSL

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 address, IP, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, attack, 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, VeriSign Inc., chief scientist, assault, denial of service, attack, target, server, domain name, IP address, IP

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October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers.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

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., Internet Service Provider, IP address, IP

New shield foiled Internet backbone attack

March 9, 2007 ICANN report says new load-balancing technology helped the Internet withstand a February attack on the domain name system. TAGS: load balancing, DNS, DNS server, Internet-backbone, denial of service, domain name, attack, 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: IPv4, domain name, IPv6, Nominum Inc., DNS, blackout, traffic, DNS server, Microsoft Windows Vista, IP, IP address, server, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, flaw, advisory, IP, Internet phone, domain name, server, security

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

VeriSign to put more backbone into the Net

May 19, 2005 It plans a significant increase in the number of DNS servers, which should make the Internet's naming system more resilient to attacks. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., DNS server, Internet-infrastructure, data center, DNS, infrastructure, SSL, server, domain name, location, California

Phishers using DNS servers to lure victims?

March 8, 2005 Security experts warn that "pharming" could be the new frontier for online thieves looking to steal your personal data. TAGS: Internet Storm Center, pharming, DNS, phishing, DNS server, victim, Symantec Corp., security, server, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Neither safe nor secure on the Internet

October 4, 2006 Jerry Archer asks whether Congress has the stomach to tackle big problems looming in cyberspace. TAGS: domain name, VeriSign Inc., pharming, DNS, denial of service, safe, DNS server, rule, road, security, agreement, phishing, server

Microsoft hands out antidote to poisoned URLs

April 7, 2005 Recommends changing server software configurations to help protect against DNS cache poisoning, a technique used in online attacks. TAGS: DNS, server software, data center, attack, DNS server, Microsoft Windows Server, threat, server, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, setting, Microsoft Windows
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