DNS attacks stories

Kaspersky's investigation reveals that Tomiris APT group, which operates in Central Asia, deploys malware previously linked to Turla.

According to Future Market Insights, the demand registered in the DNS security market will increase at a noteworthy CAGR of around 8.4% from 2023-2033.

Organisations embracing digital transformation must prioritize cybersecurity measures as networks expand. Secure SD-WAN solutions offer enhanced protection.

Akamai Technologies has released three new research reports focusing on ransomware, web applications and APIs, and DNS traffic.

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.

False positives are often used as a key metric by decision-makers trying to identify the effectiveness of a cybersecurity solution.

DNS attacks are on the rise, with 72% of organisations experiencing an attack in the past year, according to a survey by Neustar.

New DNS vulnerability discovered by InternetNZ could result in global Denial-of-Service attacks on authoritative servers, including .nz.

The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.

Telecoms firms are set to increase security budgets to defend against DNS service attacks, which were the most common in 2020, according to a survey.

84% of education organisations surveyed have been hit by DNS attacks, with each suffering an average of eight attacks.

CERT NZ's cyber threat feeds are now being used by InternetNZ's Defenz DNS Firewall to protect users from security risks.

Splinternet rises as nations like Turkey may follow Russia's lead, fragmenting web access in 2020.

The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.

Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.

Palo Alto is calling it the ‘fastest-ever next-generation firewall’ with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.

New data indicates attackers preyed on the large attack surface of ASN-level communications service providers with a ‘bit-and-piece’ approach.

By securing your network at the DDI level, you can prevent DNS attacks, data exfiltration, and put a barrier around every connected device.

Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.

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.

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.

Quad9 Domain Name Service protects users from accessing malicious internet sites that are known to steal information and other harmful activities.

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.