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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
NeuStar has developed a proprietary system for thwarting Web traffic hijacking attacks that the company plans to market until standard DNS Security (DNSSEC) mechanisms are deployed widely across the Internet.
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 17 June, 2009 07:05
Domain name registries are scrambling to patch a newly discovered bug in popular open source DNS software that could be exploited for denial-of-service attacks.
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 20 May, 2009 08:16
Just days before the Conficker worm is set to contact its controllers for new instructions, security researchers have discovered a flaw in the worm that makes it much easier for users to detect infected PCs.
By Gregg Keizer | 31 March, 2009 08:55
Researcher who found cache-poisoning flaw says time has come for DNSSEC technology
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 23 February, 2009 08:14
Dan Kaminsky, who for years was ambivalent about securing DNS, has become an ardent supporter of DNS Security Extensions.
By Cara Garretson | 20 February, 2009 08:20
A year has passed since security researcher Dan Kaminsky disclosed a serious flaw in the DNS that makes it possible for hackers to launch cache poisoning attacks, where traffic is redirected from a legitimate Web site to a fake one without the Web site operator or end user knowing.
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 27 July, 2009 08:59
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