FedScoop

CISA looks to offer a new DNS resolver to civilian agencies and beyond

The DHS and CISA booth at the 2019 RSA conference in San Francisco. (Scoop News Group photo) The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants to limit ransomeware, phishing, botnet and ...
SiliconANGLE

Domain Name System is once again front and center for exploits and security policy

Two recent events are once again bringing the internet’s foundational Domain Name System into the news, and not in a good way. The first event involving the DNS last week was a warning from the ...
PC World

Report: Open DNS resolvers increasingly abused to amplify DDoS attacks

Open and misconfigured DNS (Domain Name System) resolvers are increasingly used to amplify distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by HostExploit, an ...
Business Insider

What is a DNS server? How Domain Name System servers connect you to the internet

A DNS server – short for Domain Name System server – converts web addresses into IP addresses. Without a DNS server, you won't be able to connect to any websites. If you're having issues with your ...
Computerworld

Open DNS resolvers increasingly abused to amplify DDoS attacks, report says

Open and misconfigured DNS (Domain Name System) resolvers are increasingly used to amplify distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by HostExploit, an ...