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Infoblox Applies AI to DNS Traffic to Thwart Malware Infestations
Infoblox is leveraging AI to identify websites that are sources of malware and block them to make IT environments more secure ...
Russian Internet Outage: DNSSEC Oops or Ukraine Hack?
It was DNS. It’s always DNS: Government ministry denies hackers hacked its network infrastructure ...
Understanding and protecting against DNS threats with Avast
Welcome to the digital age, where the internet is as essential as the air we breathe. But did you know that every time you visit a website, there's a hidden hero working ...
How Service Providers Can Implement DoH Cost Effectively
DoH, or DNS over HTTP/S, is a secure protocol that facilitates encrypted DNS resolution through an HTTPS connection. Unlike traditional DNS resolution methods that utilize unencrypted TCP or UDP connections, DoH offers ...
DNS Security and SASE: Extending Security and Zero Trust to the New Network Perimeter
DNS stands for Domain Name System, and acts as the “phone book of the internet”, turning IP addresses, such as 157.240.22.35 into Fully Qualified Domain Names (or FQDNs), such as Facebook.com ...
DNS-Based Threats and Their Impact on Business
By Kerry McQuarrie, SOC Manager, CISO Global, Inc. A Domain Name System (DNS) is a protocol that translates human-readable domain names/URLs—like favoritewebsite.com—into IP addresses that computers can read—like 135.24.56.98. DNS servers handle ...
“Bizarre” DNS Hacks For Fun And, Um…, Fun
I’ve been (slowly) making my way through FOSDEM `23 presentations and caught up to Peter Lowe‘s “Bizarre and Unusual Uses of DNS • Rule 53: If you can think of it, someone’s ...
How to: Basics of Using Safing Portmaster
This post was originally published on 1 FEB 2023; it has since been updated and revised. In this guide we look at how to get familiar with using/tweaking Safing Portmaster, an open-source ...
Why API Gateways are Critical for Cloud Security
What is an API gateway? APIs are an important part of the information economy, allowing applications to communicate with each other, and sharing functionality and data. An API gateway is middleware that ...
Avoid The Hack: The Best Pi-Hole Blocklists (2024)
This post was originally published on 26 APR 2021; it has since been updated and revised. Looking for solid and maintained blocklists to round out the blocking capabilities of your Pi-Hole install? ...
