DNS attacks stories

How a good SD-WAN solution offers robust edge security
Thu, 24th Nov 2022
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network management
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sd-wan
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edge security
Organisations are increasingly embracing digital transformation to keep pace with changing business and market requirements, increased competition, and fluctuating customer demands.

Akamai researches top three internet security threats
Fri, 10th Jun 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.

Maximum DDoS attack size grows by 297%, report finds
Tue, 31st May 2022
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ddos
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nexusguard
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dns attacks
According to the report, while the average attack size fell by 50% over 2021 the maximum attack size nearly tripled, growing 297% over the same period.

A deeper dive into the false positive quandary
Mon, 2nd May 2022
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cybersecurity
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ai
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ai security
False positives are often used as a key metric by decision-makers trying to identify the effectiveness of a cybersecurity solution.

DNS attacks on the rise, organisations remain unprepared
Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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ddos
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advanced persistent threat protection
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neustar
"The latest data indicates that organisations need to remain vigilant, close security gaps, and patrol for potential breaches around the clock.”

InternetNZ discloses vulnerability that can be used to carry out cyberattacks
Fri, 7th May 2021
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cybersecurity
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internetnz
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dns attacks
The vulnerability, called TsuNAME, was noticed in February 2020 in the .nz registry.

The challenge of ensuring effective protection against DNS attacks
Wed, 5th May 2021
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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ndr
The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.

Telcos plagued by DNS attacks, but budgets should focus elsewhere
Thu, 14th Jan 2021
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ddos
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telecommunications
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f5 networks
“What is most attacked, or hardest to defend, is not always the same."

Education sector most at risk of DNS attacks - with a steep cost
Wed, 28th Oct 2020
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ddos
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phishing
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email security
84% of education organisations surveyed have been hit by DNS attacks, with each suffering an average of eight attacks.

CERT NZ provides threat intelligence for InternetNZ's DNS Firewall
Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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internetnz
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dns attacks
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cert
"It’s important to InternetNZ to keep adding intelligence to Defenz to make sure our customers are protected from known security threats."

How internet networks and cybersecurity will change in 2020
Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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ddos
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network management
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firewall
More SaaS companies and cloud-based service providers will create private backbone networks to optimise their own network traffic instead of relying on the unpredictable public Internet.

Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates
Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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online retail
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dns attacks
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venafi
The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.

DNS amplification attacks increase 1000% since last year - Nexusguard
Mon, 16th Sep 2019
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ddos
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nexusguard
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dns attacks
Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.

Palo Alto releases new, feature-rich firewall
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Palo Alto is calling it the ‘fastest-ever next-generation firewall’ with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.

Comms providers hit by most DDoS attacks in Q3 2018
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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ddos
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nexusguard
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communications services provider
New data indicates attackers preyed on the large attack surface of ASN-level communications service providers with a ‘bit-and-piece’ approach.

Bringing security to the next-level of networking
Tue, 11th Dec 2018
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network management
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firewall
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network security
By securing your network at the DDI level, you can prevent DNS attacks, data exfiltration, and put a barrier around every connected device.

Why protecting your DNS should never be an afterthought
Thu, 11th Oct 2018
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ddos
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domain names
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neustar
Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.

DNS amplification attacks rise twofold in Q1 - report
Thu, 14th Jun 2018
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ddos
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nexusguard
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dns attacks
China and the US-dominated as the top two sources of DDoS attacks in Q1, contributing 15.2% and 14.2% of the botnets, respectively.

Akamai completes acquisition of rDNS security provider Nominum
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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network infrastructure
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network management
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sdn
The firm says Nominum’s DNS-based security solutions support many of the world’s carriers, which fit well with Akamai’s investment in DNS products.

IBM Security collaborates to launch anti-DNS tracking service
Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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ibm security
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internet access
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dns attacks
Quad9 Domain Name Service protects users from accessing malicious internet sites that are known to steal information and other harmful activities.

DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages
Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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malware
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welivesecurity
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dns attacks
that there is more than one type of attack that can affect DNS servers—and in this article we will look at the differences between them.