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Why You Need a Secondary DNS

Security Boulevard

Last month, a large Canadian telecommunications provider suffered a catastrophic outage for more than 18 hours. Many Canadians found themselves disconnected when cellular networks and the internet failed to respond—at home or at work. The post Why You Need a Secondary DNS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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How to Stop DDoS Attacks: Prevention & Response

eSecurity Planet

For example, the 2016 DDoS attack on the Dyn managed domain name service (DNS) caused the DNS service to fail to respond to legitimate DNS inquiries and effectively shut down major sites such as PayPal, Spotify, Twitter, Yelp, and many others. Also read: How to Secure DNS. Types of DDoS Attacks.

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Best Network Monitoring Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Spun off from the telecommunications vendor JDS Uniphase in 2015, Viavi Solutions is a newer name, but it has four-plus decades of IT services experience. In 2022, the Arizona-based vendor specializes in network performance monitoring and threat analysis with its Observer platform. Catchpoint Features. VIAVI Solutions. VIAVI Features.

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Guarding Against Solorigate TTPs

eSecurity Planet

Devices constructed with re-used or out-of-date software can pose an unnecessary risk to your network security. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) offers the concept of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to address this problem. Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). Mail DNS controls.