IPv6 and DNS
IPv6 and DNS Increasing importance and the threat landscape of the Domain Name System IPv4 depletion and the rise of IPv6 At a ceremony held on February 3, 2011, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority...
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The New gTLD Program: Innovation or Threat?
The New gTLD Program: Innovation or Threat? A path for innovation or a new threat to DNS? ICANN and the TLDs The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), is a non-profit private...
View ArticleLook out for Next Generation DNS DDoS Attacks
Look out for Next Generation DNS DDoS Attacks Cyberattack test run or combined attack? On Monday, June 3, at least three DNS hosting providers experienced temporary outages and service degradation due...
View ArticleTake All Open Resolvers Offline!?
Take All Open Resolvers Offline!? A fool-proof method or just fooling ourselves? I read yet another article about the need to take unmanaged open resolvers offline (http://www.itnews.com.au/, “DNS DDoS...
View ArticleLessons Learned: DNSimple Amplification Attack
Lessons Learned: DNSimple Amplification Attack What we can learn from a cyberattack on a DNS company DNSimple was the middle-man in an amplification attack against someone else. I read a post mortem by...
View ArticleAre You Ready for a New gTLD Collision?
Are You Ready for a New gTLD Collision? Mitigating the risks of the new gTLD program In a previous post, I wrote about Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) new gTLDs (Generic...
View ArticleHappy 30th Birthday, DNS!
Happy 30th Birthday, DNS! Reflections on a protocol that changed the world How many of us remember where we were 30 years ago, that is assuming that you are old enough to remember back that far? I had...
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