Gov't crackdown spurs initiatives to route around DNS
Within days of the ICE/DHS seizures, at least three separate initiatives to work around the DNS had been announced. Here's a look at some of these proposals — two to route around and one to...
View ArticleHalf of federal Web sites fail DNS security test
Half of U.S. government Web sites are vulnerable to commonplace DNS attacks because they haven't deployed a new authentication mechanism that was mandated in 2008, a new study shows.read more
View ArticleThe Internet is full; please go home
Despite 12 years of warning, most companies appear to have done little to get ready; appearances are often deceiving. read more
View ArticleGo Daddy CEO takes flak for shooting elephant
PETA calls for boycott of Go Daddy, the largest domain registrar in the world, which keeps its profile high with jiggle ads and hunting videos. read more
View ArticleInfoblox upgrades DNS appliances to ease move to IPv6
Infoblox is adding two new features to its DNS appliances to help its service provider and enterprise customers transition to IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications...
View ArticleCelebrate IPv6 Day holiday by continuing not to care
IPv6-migration advocates fume because no one cares about the need to upgrade a critical piece of the 'net. They're right that IPv6 is vital, but not that anyone else to follow the details. read more
View ArticleCloud-based DNS outperforms in-house systems, study shows
A new vendor-sponsored study of the 1,000 biggest websites quantifies how much better third-party managed service providers are doing at operating DNS services across the Internet cloud than...
View ArticleF5 BIG-IP upgrade improves IP services, battles DDOS attacks
F5 is touting new DNS capabilities in its BIG-IP v11 software as a way for service providers to save money, stave off distributed denial-of-service attacks and scale to support rapidly expanding IP...
View ArticleNew tool patches security hole in DNS
A new, free tool from OpenDNS promises to make domain name system (DNS) lookups--the conversion of a plain-English domain name into a numeric Internet address--more secure. DNSCrypt prevents third...
View ArticleNo matter what happens to SOPA, GoDaddy's troubles are just beginning
Rabid opposition to SOPA from the core of its customer base, waffling on whether it will or won't support legislation it allegedly helped write and the failure to follow through on either support or...
View ArticleICANN domains .MIA; OpenNIC:Be a .pirate
In 2008 ICANN announced it would add between dozens or millions of top-level domains to expand the virtual space available online.This week it again delayed the application deadline, again. OTOH,...
View ArticlePoor man's load balancing
If you have need to balance traffic among a set of servers and can't afford a load balancer, you can get fairly effective relief using what is often referred to as "poor man's load balancing" -- an...
View ArticleUniversity researchers claim DNS boosting tool can speed Web performance by 40%
Offerings such as Google Public DNS, OpenDNS and other public domain name system services promise increased security and privacy but can fall short on Web performance, according to a Northwestern...
View ArticleCritical denial-of-service flaw in BIND software puts DNS servers at risk
A flaw in the widely used BIND DNS (Domain Name System) software can be exploited by remote attackers to crash DNS servers and affect the operation of other programs running on the same machines.read more
View ArticleHow to setup Reverse DNS and PTR records
DNS can be tricky. There is a lot to know and, even when you think you have a firm grasp on it, surprises still pop up. Reverse DNS and PTR record configuration is one of those sneaky topics, but it's...
View ArticleUse DNS services to get around region-specific content locks, such as Netflix...
Besides saving you money, they could also make websites run at top speedread more
View Article6 must-have free downloads for your network
If you've got a small or medium-sized network and you need to manage it yourself, you're not alone. I've rounded up six great free network tools that make it much easier to handle and troubleshoot your...
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