Remove DDOS Remove Firewall Remove Hacking Remove Security Defenses
article thumbnail

What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

The DNS protocol was designed for use within a firewall on a secure network, and by default will communicate in plain text. A modern computing environment includes branch offices, remote workers, and mobile devices that must reach DNS servers from outside the firewall.

DNS 94
article thumbnail

How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Design robust server architecture to improve redundancy and capacity for resilience against failure or DDoS attacks. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports. Implement rate limiting to harden against DDoS and DNS tunneling attacks. to help prevent its cache from being poisoned by hackers.

DNS 103
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Top 7 Cloud Storage Security Issues & Risks (+ Mitigations)

eSecurity Planet

Downtime limits incident response, increases the risk of data breaches, and can be used as leverage for DDoS attacks. Collaborate with external cloud security specialists or managed service providers to enhance internal capabilities. Implement DDoS protection: Deploy dedicated protection mechanisms to prevent DDoS attacks.

Risk 116
article thumbnail

IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS Security: Which Is Most Secure?

eSecurity Planet

Network Security Users are accountable for proper network segmentation, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems. Network security measures are taken care of by the PaaS provider, though users should implement secure coding practices.

article thumbnail

What Is Multi-Cloud Security? Everything to Know

eSecurity Planet

DDoS Attacks DDoS attacks have the potential to interrupt and render cloud services inaccessible. DDoS prevention and mitigation is critical for maintaining service availability. Identity and Access Management (IAM) Issues Mismanagement of IAM can lead to security breaches.

DDOS 99