Improving DNS Security

Any company with an online presence — that is, every organization — is vulnerable to attacks that compromise the DNS. DNS attacks can disable a website, compromise and alienate customers, and hurt the bottom line. DNSSEC is an important defense measure to mitigate DNS vulnerabilities. Despite increasing attention from cyber-security agencies and IT security operators, enterprise adoption […]

DNSSEC, the security settings that validate domain query data, is a critical component in defending the domain name system. DNSSEC uses pairs of encrypted public and private keys to validate DNS query data. This is essential to protect clients from forged DNS data that can result from cache poisoning, a man-in-the-middle exploit that can present fraudulent and harmful […]

To understand the importance of DNSSEC, you need to know what can happen without it. Hackers aggressively target the DNS because it’s both vulnerable and valuable. Without DNSSEC in place to authenticate a legitimate online destination, an organization’s priceless user traffic can be hijacked. When the DNS is compromised, companies and their customers both suffer the consequences. Organizations can lose […]

Why Is DNSSEC Adoption So Low? DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) are a proven security measure to defend against DNS hijacking, yet surprisingly few organizations have deployed it. Those that have deployed often fail to ensure it’s actually working on the domains they believe to be covered. Poor enterprise DNSSEC adoption is a serious concern to Internet […]

DNSSEC protects brands by ensuring internet users won’t be misdirected to unauthorized online content destinations. Here’s how it works.

DNSSEC is the most effective security measure a company can implement to defend against DNS hijacking. In part 1 of this 6-part series, we explain what DNSSEC is and why it’s so effective.