Blogs on DDI for Network Automation & Network Security DDI (DNS-DHCP-IPAM) is foundational for managing apps and networks on-prem and in clouds. It simplifies network management, strengthens security, and enables automation. Read how Smart DDI enhances business continuity & UX, speeds up time to revenue, and improves compliance. DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudAll or Nothing: Why Partial Automation Does Not WorkAs we build out cloud applications and networks, we need to change the way we deliver and manage IP addresses. Many of the tools we currently use were designed for the good old days, when we had one or two, or maybe tens of servers to support a single application- a server was deployed once and it sat in the datacenter for years. That’s all changed. We’re now deploying hundreds, even thousands, of virtual servers; taking advantage of the speed...DHCPDNSInternet of ThingsIoT Security: Are Universities’ DNS and DHCP Ready for the Challenge?Today, our communications are greatly enhanced by access to the Internet, giving the ability to connect computers through a global network infrastructure. While we once only connected directly through a static port computer, we now utilize more than five connected items on average, making the total amount of IoT devices expected to more than double every five years. However, connecting all of these devices through private or public networks has its dark side too, and can be challenging for many...DNSDNS SecurityImproving DNS Security Helps APAC Businesses Stay OnlineEfficientIP’s 2016 global DNS security survey doesn’t just show the global picture; it lets us drill down into regional differences between various major marketplaces. We’ve already looked at the results from the USA and European markets, and in this second in a series of regional explorations, we’re now looking at the results from Asia, from which EfficientIP interviewed 200 different companies as part of its survey. Asia is home to many of the world’s most advanced economies, driving the global...DNSDNS SecurityEuropean Businesses At Risk of DNS-Powered Security BreachesThe European single market is an attractive place to do business, an open trade zone with common regulation that encompasses 28 countries and nearly 600 million people, combined with liberal EU-wide telecom policies. That also means it’s an attractive place for online criminals who are becoming increasingly sophisticated. With an EU-wide privacy policy, GDPR (now in place and with less than two years for businesses to become compliant), securing your systems is now a high priority: with GDPR it’s possible...Privacy LawsUnderstanding Privacy ShieldDifferent parts of the world have different views of how we need to treat personally-identifiable information. Europe takes a much stronger view of personal privacy than the US, with a focus on giving users control of their personal information: no matter who holds the data, the user has the right to determine how it’s used – and must be informed of what’s being collected and why. For Europeans, personal privacy is a fundamental right, the result of a century of...DDIVirtualization & CloudDDI In Cloud ServicesThe promise of the cloud is one of scalability- of applications and services that can scale on demand according to the need, booking only appropriate compute and storage capacity. That means designing resource provisioning processes capable of handling both public and private cloud technologies, while building appropriate orchestration tools to automate them. In the cloud, you’re not working with one or two servers deployed for years. Instead it’s hundreds and thousands of dynamic instances, providing just the compute you need,...DNSDNS SecurityWhat Mr. Robot Can Teach Businesses About Network SecurityWe here at EfficientIP love a good scripted drama…and with the return of the USA Network series Mr. Robot last week, we’re ready for a summer of mixing business with pleasure. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, a basic plot synopsis: Hacktivist group FSociety is on a mission to overthrow E Corp, a conglomerate that manufactures phones, computers and devices, and also happens to run a giant banking and consumer credit division. Led by unhinged vigilante hacker Elliot Alderson, FSociety...DNSDNS SecurityGDPRSecurity Meets Regulation – DNS and the GDPRThe newly announced GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a European Union regulation which will further strengthen the protection of data within all the EU member states, replacing the Directive 95/46/EC of 1995. The regulation, in contrast to a directive, needs no authorizing legislation to be passed by governments. More importantly, it is not just limited to the European Union- all non-EU organizations which share EU citizens’ personal data are also covered by the new law. That includes almost every...DDIDNSDNS Security3 Ways To Rethink and Simplify Telecom DNSCyber-attacks and data leaks among telecommunication providers are a hot topic, especially after the DNS DDoS attack on UK’s ISP TalkTalk in October 2015. Four million customers were informed their sensitive personal information, including bank details, may have been stolen by hackers. Cyber attacks are now clearly strategic threats for telcos, many of whom have fundamental issues related to the modernization of their core systems which have often evolved as the result of several merges and often not robust enough...DNS Security2016 Report – The Global DNS Threat SurveyThis year, EfficientIP pioneered the largest independent survey on DNS services and their importance in IT security attacks so far undertaken in the industry. Nearly 1,000 respondents have helped us better understand the technical and behavioral causes for the rise in DNS vulnerabilities and attacks, and the effects on businesses. The survey proves DNS servers have become much more exploited than ever, and hackers often owe their ‘success’ to weak DNS defenses that no longer suit the needs of a...DNSDNS SecurityUsing DNS To Protect Your Intellectual PropertyA typical network intrusion isn’t a smash-and-grab raid. It’s a long slow process, where an intruder can spend weeks or months exploring a network before slowly copying the data they want. Perhaps they’re stealing your customer data, including credit cards and personal information, or perhaps they’re after your intellectual property. But how do they get that data out of your network? Most intrusion detection software looks at the obvious patterns of data exfiltration: over HTTP connections and through FTP. This...DNS SecurityThe Internet of Things and DNS SecurityWhen we think of the Internet of Things, we usually think of smart home devices such as Nest’s intelligent thermostat, Amazon’s Echo or the recently announced Google Home. But they’re only a small part of a predicted explosion in the number of devices – and in the services they are going to use. Tomorrow’s internet is one where machines and devices outnumber the PCs and smartphones that access the information they deliver. Just take a look at the announcements from...
DDIIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudAll or Nothing: Why Partial Automation Does Not WorkAs we build out cloud applications and networks, we need to change the way we deliver and manage IP addresses. Many of the tools we currently use were designed for the good old days, when we had one or two, or maybe tens of servers to support a single application- a server was deployed once and it sat in the datacenter for years. That’s all changed. We’re now deploying hundreds, even thousands, of virtual servers; taking advantage of the speed...
DHCPDNSInternet of ThingsIoT Security: Are Universities’ DNS and DHCP Ready for the Challenge?Today, our communications are greatly enhanced by access to the Internet, giving the ability to connect computers through a global network infrastructure. While we once only connected directly through a static port computer, we now utilize more than five connected items on average, making the total amount of IoT devices expected to more than double every five years. However, connecting all of these devices through private or public networks has its dark side too, and can be challenging for many...
DNSDNS SecurityImproving DNS Security Helps APAC Businesses Stay OnlineEfficientIP’s 2016 global DNS security survey doesn’t just show the global picture; it lets us drill down into regional differences between various major marketplaces. We’ve already looked at the results from the USA and European markets, and in this second in a series of regional explorations, we’re now looking at the results from Asia, from which EfficientIP interviewed 200 different companies as part of its survey. Asia is home to many of the world’s most advanced economies, driving the global...
DNSDNS SecurityEuropean Businesses At Risk of DNS-Powered Security BreachesThe European single market is an attractive place to do business, an open trade zone with common regulation that encompasses 28 countries and nearly 600 million people, combined with liberal EU-wide telecom policies. That also means it’s an attractive place for online criminals who are becoming increasingly sophisticated. With an EU-wide privacy policy, GDPR (now in place and with less than two years for businesses to become compliant), securing your systems is now a high priority: with GDPR it’s possible...
Privacy LawsUnderstanding Privacy ShieldDifferent parts of the world have different views of how we need to treat personally-identifiable information. Europe takes a much stronger view of personal privacy than the US, with a focus on giving users control of their personal information: no matter who holds the data, the user has the right to determine how it’s used – and must be informed of what’s being collected and why. For Europeans, personal privacy is a fundamental right, the result of a century of...
DDIVirtualization & CloudDDI In Cloud ServicesThe promise of the cloud is one of scalability- of applications and services that can scale on demand according to the need, booking only appropriate compute and storage capacity. That means designing resource provisioning processes capable of handling both public and private cloud technologies, while building appropriate orchestration tools to automate them. In the cloud, you’re not working with one or two servers deployed for years. Instead it’s hundreds and thousands of dynamic instances, providing just the compute you need,...
DNSDNS SecurityWhat Mr. Robot Can Teach Businesses About Network SecurityWe here at EfficientIP love a good scripted drama…and with the return of the USA Network series Mr. Robot last week, we’re ready for a summer of mixing business with pleasure. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, a basic plot synopsis: Hacktivist group FSociety is on a mission to overthrow E Corp, a conglomerate that manufactures phones, computers and devices, and also happens to run a giant banking and consumer credit division. Led by unhinged vigilante hacker Elliot Alderson, FSociety...
DNSDNS SecurityGDPRSecurity Meets Regulation – DNS and the GDPRThe newly announced GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a European Union regulation which will further strengthen the protection of data within all the EU member states, replacing the Directive 95/46/EC of 1995. The regulation, in contrast to a directive, needs no authorizing legislation to be passed by governments. More importantly, it is not just limited to the European Union- all non-EU organizations which share EU citizens’ personal data are also covered by the new law. That includes almost every...
DDIDNSDNS Security3 Ways To Rethink and Simplify Telecom DNSCyber-attacks and data leaks among telecommunication providers are a hot topic, especially after the DNS DDoS attack on UK’s ISP TalkTalk in October 2015. Four million customers were informed their sensitive personal information, including bank details, may have been stolen by hackers. Cyber attacks are now clearly strategic threats for telcos, many of whom have fundamental issues related to the modernization of their core systems which have often evolved as the result of several merges and often not robust enough...
DNS Security2016 Report – The Global DNS Threat SurveyThis year, EfficientIP pioneered the largest independent survey on DNS services and their importance in IT security attacks so far undertaken in the industry. Nearly 1,000 respondents have helped us better understand the technical and behavioral causes for the rise in DNS vulnerabilities and attacks, and the effects on businesses. The survey proves DNS servers have become much more exploited than ever, and hackers often owe their ‘success’ to weak DNS defenses that no longer suit the needs of a...
DNSDNS SecurityUsing DNS To Protect Your Intellectual PropertyA typical network intrusion isn’t a smash-and-grab raid. It’s a long slow process, where an intruder can spend weeks or months exploring a network before slowly copying the data they want. Perhaps they’re stealing your customer data, including credit cards and personal information, or perhaps they’re after your intellectual property. But how do they get that data out of your network? Most intrusion detection software looks at the obvious patterns of data exfiltration: over HTTP connections and through FTP. This...
DNS SecurityThe Internet of Things and DNS SecurityWhen we think of the Internet of Things, we usually think of smart home devices such as Nest’s intelligent thermostat, Amazon’s Echo or the recently announced Google Home. But they’re only a small part of a predicted explosion in the number of devices – and in the services they are going to use. Tomorrow’s internet is one where machines and devices outnumber the PCs and smartphones that access the information they deliver. Just take a look at the announcements from...
