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NSA warns against using external DNS over HTTPS services

NSA warns against using external DNS over HTTPS services

DNS encryption offers some advantages but also brings risks if left to third party providers, according to the agency. The US National Security Agency (NSA) has published a guide on the benefits and risks of encrypted DNS protocols, such as DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), which have become widely used ove... Read more

date3 years ago
Cloudflare working on anonymizing DNS lookups

Cloudflare working on anonymizing DNS lookups

Together with companies such as Apple and Fastly, Cloudflare is developing a technique that makes it impossible to link DNS lookups to specific users. At the moment, DNS providers could still do this. The company tries to solve the privacy problems of DNS. Normally, DNS lookups are sent over the... Read more

date3 years ago
Researchers find more than 600 vulnerable Microsoft subdomains

Researchers find more than 600 vulnerable Microsoft subdomains

Researchers from Exploit and Vullnerability found 670 subdomains of Microsoft that were vulnerable to acquisition from outside. With the (now patched) subdomains, it would be easier to fool users and steal login details. Subdomains can be taken over if, for example, an error was made in configur... Read more

date4 years ago
Infoblox is committed to AI to further develop DNS security

Infoblox is committed to AI to further develop DNS security

Anyone who follows the developments around the Domain Name System (DNS) knows that the market is changing a lot. Not only have newer standards such as DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH) been added to make DNS traffic safer, new players have joined, and older players have left. For Infoblox... Read more

date4 years ago
Mozilla adds second DNS over HTTPS service to Firefox

Mozilla adds second DNS over HTTPS service to Firefox

NextDNS becomes the second DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) provider in Firefox, after Cloudflare. With DoH, Internet users can hide their DNS requests and bypass Internet blockages. To become part of Firefox, NextDNS had to prove that it stores as little data as possible, is transparent about that data, an... Read more

date4 years ago
ExpertExpert talks Ignore DNS at your peril 

Ignore DNS at your peril 

Businesses have to pay close attention to their web traffic, especially when migrating business applications to the cloud. Obviously, web traffic is vital to any organization. And, the perception of internal and external users regarding the security and performance of business applications or e-com... Read more

date4 years ago
Salesforce and NS1 work together to improve DNS security

Salesforce and NS1 work together to improve DNS security

Salesforce and NS1 have entered into a partnership. The collaboration should improve DNS security for all organizations and users, and bring it to multiple platforms. Both NS1 and Salesforce are leading the initiative to provide a safer Internet for all organizations and users via so-called 'multi-s... Read more

date5 years ago
Oracle brings DNS service Dyn into Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle brings DNS service Dyn into Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle has announced that it will close Dyn, the DNS service it acquired three years ago. The service is integrated into the company's Cloud Infrastructure. Oracle has not announced a deadline for the migration of Dyn to the Cloud Infrastructure. However, the company's customers report having receiv... Read more

date5 years ago
Hackers hijacked DNS traffic on D-Link routers for three months

Hackers hijacked DNS traffic on D-Link routers for three months

A hacker group has been hacking in-house routers over the past three months - especially D-Link models - to adjust DNS server settings and hijack traffic intended for legitimate sites and redirect them to rogue cloning. The attackers use known exploits and router firmware to hack into vulnerable de... Read more

date5 years ago
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