DNS SecurityFinance Firms Losing the Most in Battle Against DNS AttacksSome of the world’s largest banks, including Santander, Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC, were targeted by DDoS-for-hire cyber attack website Webstresser last year, which attempted to launch DDoS attacks on their systems. These attacks cost some institutions hundreds of thousands of dollars. DDoS attacks, which seek to exploit the functionality of accessible DNS resolvers, rendering the server and its surrounding infrastructure useless, are a daily headache for many businesses, but the financial sector feels the sting more than most. EfficientIP’s...
DNS SecurityBanking on Asia Pacific Financial Services’ DNS Security in a Digital AreaThis week’s blog comes to us from our very own Nick Itta, VP Sales APAC. Ten years ago, the world was rocked by a financial crisis that prompted economic cataclysm. Today, financial institutions are challenged by a new set of risks and considerations standing at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Indeed, their greatest risks are no longer solely the consequences of poor policy or politics. One of the biggest risks facing our financial institutions – and global economy...
DDIDNSDNS SecurityUniversities Need to be Schooled in DNSEducators have a lot to learn when it comes to cyber security. Domain Name System (DNS) threats are not just limited to banks and logistic multinationals anymore. Universities and academic institutions are capturing the attention of fast-learning cyber criminals for three reasons: they deal with sensitive data, they are populated by carefree students and they tend to have smaller IT budgets than com/universities-dns/mercial organizations. EfficientIP’s 2018 Global DNS Threat Report highlighted cost per DNS-based attack soared 68% to $690,000 in...
DNSDNS SecurityNorth American Businesses Aware of DNS Threats in 2018, But Not How to Mitigate ThemThis is the third installment in a series of regional explorations into the network threat landscape in 2018. After Europe and Asia-Pacific (APAC), we are examining the state of North American DNS security, looking at the results for this region where EfficientIP interviewed 300 different companies, as part of its annual Global DNS Threat Report. 2018 – A year of awakening to cyber threats Cyber attacks from Russia, and high-profile attacks last year forced American and Canadian businesses to up...
DNSDNS SecurityEuropean businesses must work harder to keep DNS protectedEuropean organizations seem somewhat neglectful of their data. Perhaps the first thing that comes to mind, is British firm Cambridge Analytica, who misused 87 million Facebook users’ data. How businesses value customer data is reflected in not only how they use that data, but what they do to protect themselves from breaches to their networks. Compromising the DNS is a popular way to exfiltrate data out of an organization. So, what steps are businesses taking to secure their networks? In...
DNSDNS SecurityDNS Security: The Telecom Sector’s Achilles’ HeelTelefonica, Deutsche Telekom, TalkTalk and Verizon have been wake up calls for telecom cyber security over the past year. The continuous growth of internet traffic, driven by the rise of edge computing, mobile app usage and on-demand videos to name a few, places great pressure on telecoms to operate, manage and secure their DNS networks. As the world makes the move to 5G networks, a sense of urgency is placed on telecoms to gear up their security if they are...
DNS SecurityGDPRPrivacy LawsEnsuring GDPR Compliance by Preventing DNS ExfiltrationThe implementation of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now a bit more than a year away. It’s a wide-reaching set of rules which you must comply with if you’re holding data about European citizens. Compliance doesn’t need to be difficult though, as much of GDPR is focused on how you handle data loss and network breaches. To avoid catastrophic fines after breaches, the easiest way to become compliant is simple: you need to enhance your security....
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...
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...
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...
