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One in four servers unpatched for Kaminsky flaw
Organisations and businesses worldwide are still leaving themselves open to DNS vulnerabilities.
EU agency takes on DNS flaw
ENISA is looking at system security extensions as one way of strengthening the security of servers handling IP addresses.<br> <br>
Apple fixes DNS security flaw
Apple protects itself from a highly publicised DNS vulnerability which has the potential to severely hit browsers and operating systems.
DNS attacks “imminent,” warns Microsoft
Microsoft has issued a second warning about DNS spoofing, saying that the publication of exploit code has increased the risk of attack.
DNS inventor tackles flaw
The inventor of the internet’s addressing system is working towards new measures designed to plug recently revealed security flaws.
Q&A: DNS inventor Paul Mockapetris
Four months after serious flaws in the internet’s addressing system were proven, its inventor is looking beyond the threats to help bolster web...
Timeline: Kaminsky’s DNS vulnerability
Is the internet fatally flawed? IT PRO looks at how isolated attacks on Domain Name System servers have risen in profile to become one of the most...
Apple’s patch fails to fully protect against DNS flaw
Apple finally addresses a major DNS flaw that could leave its servers open to phishing attacks but experts have said it ignores Mac clients.
DNS researcher claims 35 ways to exploit flaw
Dan Kaminsky has told the Black Hat conference that the DNS security flaw is even worse than expected.
DNS protection not good enough, says researcher
Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who first unveiled the DNS vulnerability, has said that systems administrators are not enough to protect users.
Expert warns of attacks on DNS servers
Attacks that failed to take down internet root servers could be more successful against organisations.
Hackers take aim at internet root servers
Three out of 13 root DNS servers in DDoS attack that lasted 12 hours.
Automatic domain name checking tool unveiled by ICANN
New toolkit verifies existing and new top-level domains, including future additions to DNS
New bug hits Windows DNS service
New DNS exploit could allow hackers to take over Windows servers, exploits already in the wild.
DNS servers still vulnerable
Poor configuration is leaving DNS servers open to attack, but overall the system is growing and modernising, according to a new survey.