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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Domain name service (DNS) attacks threaten every internet connection because they can deny, intercept, and hijack connections. With the internet playing an increasing role in business, securing DNS plays a critical role in both operations and security. Everything You Need to Know.

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Facebook May Have Gotten Hacked, and Maybe It’s Better We Don’t Know

Adam Levin

The primary means of detecting cyber incidents for trained experts or artificial intelligence is to look for inconsistent or unexpected behavior in a system: An influx of traffic could mean a major news event, but it could also mean a DDoS attack. This article originally appeared on Inc.com.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Other hackers might use a spoofed domain name system (DNS) or IP addresses to redirect users from legitimate connections (to websites, servers, etc.) Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks currently will be used more often against internet-exposed resources, but can also be used by an attacker to take down networks and internal servers.