DNS SecurityHow DNS Security Can Help The Very-Targeted Healthcare Industry Fight BackThe COVID-19 pandemic has placed an incredible pressure on the healthcare industry, not just in the physical world but also in the digital one. Healthcare is uniquely vulnerable to cyberattacks, particularly attacks utilizing DNS. In the 2021 Global DNS Threat Report, just released by EfficientIP and IDC, we see how threat actors are targeting the DNS of verticals such as healthcare, as well as what companies are doing about it. Why threat actors love to target healthcare Healthcare is an...
DNSDNS SecurityThreat Actors Have Grown Smarter in Their DNS Attacks. Here’s How Companies Should Respond…Over the past year–during the COVID-19 pandemic–businesses have accelerated their digital transformation as the pandemic has continued to require off-premise working and online or cloud-based products and services. But digital transformation is not the only area to experience vast change during the pandemic. Our annual report with IDC reveals that attackers have changed their tactics this year, growing more diverse in their methods for abusing the DNS protocol; businesses have had to pivot to smarter methods in order to keep...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityRemote Worker Protection Using DoHMost organizations now have remote workers and need to provide them with maximum comfort and security to perform their operations. We all know that DNS can be abused to carry out very powerful attacks, animate botnet activities, exchange data with command and control servers or for exfiltrating valuable information. Remote workers always use the public infrastructure from each ISP to connect back to the organization’s IT system and to consume SaaS or cloud services and applications. This shared and public...
DDIDNSWhy Using DoH is QuestionableDoH (DNS over HTTPS) is an interesting solution for securing the transport of DNS traffic up to the first resolver. But is it required? What are the drawbacks? Do we really need it? Can we trust its usage and the DoH providers currently available? After a few months of intensive usage, some are pushing the message that in the context of an organization DoH is an important subject for I&O teams and more generally for the CISO & CIO to...
DDIDHCPDNSDNS SecurityIPAMNetwork AutomationSOLIDserver 7.3: Boosting Network Automation, Security and ControlRelease 7.3 of SOLIDserver builds on the importance of the centralized IP Source of Truth data repository and open APIs to boost automation capabilities of DDI. With a focus on simplifying network management and easy ecosystem integration, the new functionalities introduced bring enhanced visibility over infrastructure resources and users, helping improve operational efficiency and control while strengthening security. The main features introduced with Release 7.3 include the following: 1) Network Identity Manager for Enriched IT Automation With Identity Manager, the...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityIPAMNetwork AutomationVirtualization & CloudAccelerating Transition to the New Normal: Top 5 Predictions for 2021After the challenging events in 2020, the effects of the Covid pandemic will continue throughout next year, ensuring remote working & remote customers will remain in the limelight. In order to function, businesses will have no choice but to transform, both from organizational and societal viewpoints. The result will be rapid acceleration of digital transformation projects, covering key initiatives like edge computing, multi-cloud, zero-trust security, autonomous networks and infrastructure-as-code. So as organizations continue their transition to the “new normal”, here...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityDNS over TLS for Improved PrivacyFor various reasons, DNS transport could be secured through encryption, with DNS over TLS (aka DoT) being one obvious solution to increase user security. User privacy reached the DNS area some while ago – we have seen a massive move from browser solutions to the adoption and more importantly the usage of secured DNS by applying, in some countries, an automatic switch to encrypted transport. DNS is business-critical so has to be secured Why is securing DNS so important? Mostly...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityWhy You Shouldn’t Rush Into DoHWhile being a core component of the Internet, DNS remains one of the least secure protocols in active use. DNS security is a long-standing debate, with DNS privacy a much more recent matter and a source of division among the security community. Indeed, privacy matters and must weigh in the balance when considering DNS security. However, security is not only about confidentiality. Protocols such as DNS over TLS or DND over HTTPS must be leveraged wisely to strengthen network security,...
