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A deeper dive into the false positive quandary

False positives are often used as a key metric by decision-makers trying to identify the effectiveness of a cybersecurity solution.

By Tony Jarvis • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2022

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

DNS attacks on the rise, organisations remain unprepared

DNS attacks are on the rise, with 72% of organisations experiencing an attack in the past year, according to a survey by Neustar.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Oct 2021

Cybersecurity

The challenge of ensuring effective protection against DNS attacks

The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.

By Khurram Waheed • 4 min read • Wed, 5th May 2021

Unified Communications

Telcos plagued by DNS attacks, but budgets should focus elsewhere

Telecoms firms are set to increase security budgets to defend against DNS service attacks, which were the most common in 2020, according to a survey.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Jan 2021

Phishing

Education sector most at risk of DNS attacks - with a steep cost

84% of education organisations surveyed have been hit by DNS attacks, with each suffering an average of eight attacks.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2020

Firewalls

How internet networks and cybersecurity will change in 2020

In 2020, cybersecurity faces new challenges as the Splinternet grows more fragmented and DNS vulnerabilities could lead to significant global outages.

By Angelique Medina • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Dec 2019

eCommerce

Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates

The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 18th Nov 2019

Distributed Denial of Service

DNS amplification attacks increase 1000% since last year - Nexusguard

Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Sep 2019

Firewalls

Palo Alto releases new, feature-rich firewall

Palo Alto is calling it the 'fastest-ever next-generation firewall' with integrated cloud-based DNS Security service to stop attacks.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Feb 2019

Distributed Denial of Service

Comms providers hit by most DDoS attacks in Q3 2018

New data indicates attackers preyed on the large attack surface of ASN-level communications service providers with a 'bit-and-piece' approach.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019

Firewalls

Bringing security to the next-level of networking

By securing your network at the DDI level, you can prevent DNS attacks, data exfiltration, and put a barrier around every connected device.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Dec 2018

Marketing Technologies

Why protecting your DNS should never be an afterthought

Being such an integral part of the internet infrastructure makes DNS a popular target for cyber criminals looking to attack organisational networks and data.

By Rodney Joffe • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018