IT admins have the thankless task of having to watchdog devices, hosts, and networks for signs of malicious activity. Host intrusion detection and endpoint protection may be “must have” security ...
Each time you open a browser and type in a web address, there’s a hidden hand sending all the information to your PC to render the page as it should. Those middle-men of your newly loaded webpage are ...
IPv6 is the next-generation protocol designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to replace IPv4, the current version of the Internet Protocol. IPv4 has been remarkably resilient. However, ...
Collecting and analyzing Passive DNS data can help identify malicious sites and combat phishing and malware; here’s how to get started. Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed increasing attacks ...
Nearly everything on the internet begins with a Domain Name System (DNS) request. When you click a link on a website or send an email, the first thing your device does is consult a DNS to find out ...
When you visit a new website, your computer probably submits a request to the domain name system (DNS) to translate the domain name (like arstechnica.com) to an IP address. Currently, most DNS queries ...
In a previous article, I discussed how using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to redirect routes can be an effective method for maintaining Web services in the event that the host Web site is rendered ...