Summary In this episode of The Defenders Log, Paul Mockapetris, the architect of DNS, discusses the evolving role of the Domain Name System from a simple directory to a sophisticated security tool. He ...

The surge in AI-driven traffic is transforming how websites manage their content. With AI bots and agents visiting sites at unprecedented rates (often scraping without permission, payment, or ...

A side-benefit of all of this is that, per DNSC ontrol’s founding principle number one, DNS should be treated like code. This means I can store it in a repository, maintain it with a text editor, and ...

That said, NordVPN isn’t the undisputed leader in every category. Some competitors outperform it on raw speed, simultaneous device support or the breadth of built-in tools included at lower price ...

Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation wrought by a cyclone. Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last ...

Blending DDI with AI lets your network see, think and fight back faster — closing gaps before attackers even get in. As organizations migrate toward hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, the ...

Cybercriminals today are targeting one of the internet’s least-protected utilities: the domain name system (DNS). Functioning as the internet’s phone book, DNS translates domains, like example.com, ...

Phishing attacks often exploit trusted email domain names to deliver malicious payloads. Historically, the onus has been on recipients to identify and mitigate these threats. DMARC (Domain-based ...

Cybersecurity professionals recognize that enterprise networks are prime targets for dark web risks such as ransomware, unauthorized insider activity, and data exfiltration. What’s less obvious is ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources cannot show that it’s protecting wildlife from harmful logging on public lands, six years after the concern was raised by the DNR’s own field staff, a ...