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What Is a DNS Amplification Attack?

What Is a DNS Amplification Attack?

Most denial-of-service attacks need the attacker to generate a lot of traffic. A DNS amplification attack lets them borrow it instead. By sending

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What Is DNS Tunneling, and Why Is It a Security Risk?

What Is DNS Tunneling, and Why Is It a Security Risk?

Almost every network on the planet lets DNS out. Firewalls that block outbound SSH, unknown ports, and direct internet access still have to let devic

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What Is Domain Hijacking, and How Do You Prevent It?

What Is Domain Hijacking, and How Do You Prevent It?

Your domain name is the root of trust for almost everything your business does online. Your website, your email, your password reset links, your SSL

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What Is Registrar Lock, and Why Should You Enable It?

What Is Registrar Lock, and Why Should You Enable It?

If you have ever run a WHOIS lookup on your domain, you have probably seen lines like clientTransferProhibited followed by a link to icann.org, and

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What Is a Dangling DNS Record, and How Does It Lead to Subdomain Takeover?

What Is a Dangling DNS Record, and How Does It Lead to Subdomain Takeover?

You spin up a marketing microsite on a cloud platform, point promo.example.com at it with a CNAME, run the campaign, and delete the app when it is

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What Is a DNS Firewall?

What Is a DNS Firewall?

Nearly every cyberattack touches DNS at some point. Phishing links need to resolve, malware needs to find its command-and-control server, and ransomw

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