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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: DNS, DNS server, load balancing, Internet-backbone, denial of service, domain name, attack, server

Microsoft to patch zero-day DNS flaw

May 3, 2007 Seven security bulletins planned for release on Patch Tuesday, including "critical" fixes for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk. TAGS: Microsoft BizTalk Server, DNS, fix, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, server

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, DNS server, domain name, information technology, CIO, data center, Unix, networking, IP, server, spyware, process

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, data center, server software, DNS server, attack, threat, spyware, server, Microsoft Windows Server, setting, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows

Attack code raises Windows DNS zero-day risk

April 16, 2007 At least four exploits for vulnerability in the Windows domain name system service were published over the weekend. TAGS: RPC, DNS, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, vulnerability, UDP, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, TCP, Microsoft Windows Server, McAfee Inc., attack, blog, Microsoft Windows 2000, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

DNS service promises safer, faster browsing

July 11, 2006 OpenDNS to look up Web sites and block dangerous URLs, but it'll display ads if you enter a nonexistent Web address. TAGS: DNS, phishing Web site, phishing, VeriSign Inc., expert, domain name, Internet Service Provider, service provider, server

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, DNS, Internet-backbone, attack, domain name, IP address, Symantec Corp., server, expert, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, IP

VeriSign speeds up registry changes

September 9, 2004 The registry will update its domain name system servers every few seconds, rather than just twice a day. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., domain name, DNS, Microsoft .NET, service provider, server

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., DNS, DNS server, VeriTest, domain name, broadband provider, broadband service, broadband, FTTH, Verizon Communications, DSL, service provider, server

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

Security expert: Storm botnet 'services' could be sold

October 16, 2007 Use of encryption key for peer-to-peer traffic, researcher says, could allow creation of smaller networks--and "a lot more of Storm." TAGS: node, Sophos Plc., P2P, host, fraction, DNS, researcher, blog, security, server

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: denial of service, VeriSign Inc., DNS server, bot, DNS, query, victim, DOS, IP address, threat, IP, server, attack, 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, IP address, survey, domain, IP, server, attacker, domain name, Internet Service Provider, security, e-mail, PC

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: DNS, domain name, pharming, VeriSign Inc., safe, DNS server, denial of service, rule, road, phishing, security, agreement, server

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, DNS, Nominum Inc., distributed denial of service, VeriSign Inc., denial of service, chief scientist, assault, attack, target, IP address, server, domain name, IP

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, DNS, Internet-infrastructure, infrastructure, SSL, data center, 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, DNS, pharming, DNS server, phishing, victim, Symantec Corp., spyware, server, security, Microsoft Corp.

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

Secure64 debuts Itanium server appliance

March 20, 2007 Colorado start-up hopes its custom software will appeal to those who fear denial-of-service attacks on the network. TAGS: Intel Itanium, server appliance, denial of service, DNS, domain name, Colorado, HP, Intel, server, operating system
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