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TsuNAME flaw exposes DNS servers to DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

A flaw in some DNS resolvers, tracked as TsuNAME, can allow attackers to launch DDoS attacks against authoritative DNS servers. domains), and the Information Science Institute at the University of Southern California has discovered a vulnerability, named TsuNAME, in some DNS resolvers. domains), InternetNZ (the registry for.nz

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The UK and Australian Governments Are Now Monitoring Their Gov Domains on Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

There's a verification process where control of the domain needs to be demonstrated (email to a WHOIS address, DNS entry or a file or meta tag on the site), after which all aliases on the domain and the breaches they've appeared in is returned. At the time of writing, over 110k domain searches have been performed and verified.

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5 Best Bot Protection Solutions and Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

The company also offers a range of additional cybersecurity solutions, including DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and DNS services. Its bot protection solution is known for its advanced machine learning algorithms, which allow for accurate bot detection and mitigation.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

For some reason, the Shelly on my garage door is making a DNS request for api.shelly.cloud once every second! Here we had a situation where an attacker could easily control moving parts within a car from a remote location. It also grants me more privacy as the devices aren't perpetually polling someone else's cloud.

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

I've implemented CAA on HIBP and it's simply a matter of some DNS records and a check with a CAA validator : Unfortunately, there are no such records for Aadhaar: Now in fairness to Aadhaar, CAA is very new and the take-up is low ; we cannot be critical of them for not having implemented it yet.

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Black Hat USA 2022: Creating Hacker Summer Camp

Cisco Security

We also adjusted in the Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Mobile Device Management, to allow the iPhones for scanning to connect securely to the Mandalay Bay conference network, while still protecting your personal information with Cisco SecureX, Security Connector and Umbrella DNS, to ensure access as we expanded the network capacity in the Expo Hall.