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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cybercrooks exploiting new Windows DNS flaw
April 13, 2007
Attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 through a flaw in the domain name system code.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DNS servers do hackers' dirty work
March 24, 2006
New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business.
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Nominum Inc.
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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.
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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.
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Symantec Corp.
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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.
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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.
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