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New DNS Hijacking Attacks

Schneier on Security

DNS hijacking isn't new, but this seems to be an attack of uprecidented scale: Researchers at Cisco's Talos security division on Wednesday revealed that a hacker group it's calling Sea Turtle carried out a broad campaign of espionage via DNS hijacking, hitting 40 different organizations. Another news article.

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Details on Recent DNS Hijacking

Schneier on Security

At the end of January the US Department of Homeland Security issued a warning regarding serious DNS hijacking attempts against US government domains. Brian Krebs wrote an excellent article detailing the attacks and their implications. Strongly recommended.

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Oblivious DNS

Schneier on Security

Interesting idea : we present Oblivious DNS (ODNS), which is a new design of the DNS ecosystem that allows current DNS servers to remain unchanged and increases privacy for data in motion and at rest. The authoritative server then forwards the DNS request to the appropriate name server, acting as a recursive resolver.

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DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS explained: Encrypting DNS traffic

CSO Magazine

Being the backbone of the internet, the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol has undergone a series of improvements and enhancements over the past few years. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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What Is DNS And Why Should Your Business Care?

Adam Levin

Department of Homeland Security issued an emergency directive in January 2019 giving government agencies ten days to verify that they weren’t compromised by DNS hijacking. Today, less than 20% of DNS traffic is secured by DNSSEC, and only three percent of Fortune 1,000 companies have implemented it.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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What Is DNS Scavenging?

Heimadal Security

DNS scavenging is the process of removing stale DNS records, usually used together with DNS aging in order to free up space and improve system performance. In cybersecurity, in particular, DNS scavenging can help prevent DNS cache poisoning attacks and even reduce the chances of DNS servers being used in DDoS attacks.

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