Industry

Blacklisting or Whitelisting, Which Is Better?

Organizations in the cybersecurity industry must make crucial decisions to ensure they do the job right. One of these decisions includes whether to use blacklisting or whitelisting. more

Protect Your Privacy - Opt Out of Public DNS Data Collection

We've all seen the check boxes. They're hidden at the bottom of webpages. You can't ignore them, but sometimes you forget they are there. They offer to send you deals and coupons. Some even offer to connect you with their partners for similar benefits. Do you check the box? more

Uncovering Other DarkTortilla Threat Vectors

As an age-old digital threat, phishing just continues to grow in sophistication over time, as DarkTortilla showed. Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) published a technical analysis of the threat specifically targeting Cisco and Grammarly. Are there other potential threat vectors, though? more

Carpet-Bombing Attacks: A Rising Threat to ISPs

News of a South African ISP's two-day outage sent the industry abuzz last month, highlighting the need for improved distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation. more

Neustar Launches SiteProtect for DDoS Protection

Neustar, Inc. today announced the launch of SiteProtect, a cloud-based service for UltraDNS customers that brings a new level of security to online properties against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. more

MediaZone Selects NeuStar for Superior DNS Service

MediaZone, leading global online broadcaster specializing in sports, entertainment, and international programming, selects NeuStar's Ultra Services Domain Name Systems. more

Neustar Implements DNS Security Extensions in the .US Registry

Neustar, Inc. announced today that it has implemented Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in the .US country-code top level domain registry. The technology uses public key cryptography and digital signatures to protect the Domain Name System (DNS) from attacks that hijack and redirect domain name requests. more

.PW Registry Extends Sunrise to Provide Additional Cover for Trademark Holders

The Registry for .PW today announced that the Sunrise Period will be extended for a week, until 15th February, 2013. Sunrise was originally scheduled to end on 8th February and has been extended further based on the late interest from brand owners. more

U.K. Law Firm Selects NeuStar’s Managed Internal DNS Service

TWM Solicitors LLP, a law firm with offices throughout the southeast of England, has selected NeuStar's Managed Internal Domain Name Systems (DNS) service with integrated Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to improve the performance, reliability and manageability of its internal network. more

Afilias and DotAsia Collaborate on DNSSEC Implementation for .ASIA

This week, at the 79th Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting in Beijing, China, Afilias and DotAsia jointly announced that Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) has been enabled for the .ASIA top-level domain. more

DNS Business Impersonation Landscape Report – 2022 Edition

Threat actors are increasingly impersonating businesses in phishing attacks. In May 2022, 52% of business email compromise (BEC) scams impersonated third-party organizations, exposing businesses to supply chain attacks. more

On the Frontlines of the Syrian Electronic Army’s Digital Arsenal

The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) is a group of threat actors that have been around since 2011. Some of their possible victims are PayPal, eBay, Twitter, media outlets, and some U.S. government websites. more

Tracing BlackNet RAT’s History through a DNS Deep Dive

BlackNet RAT, first discovered during the COVID -- 19 pandemic and being distributed via spam messages offering an effective cure for the virus, seems to have outlived the global crisis. more

LEGO Enhances Reliability of its Global Web Presence with UltraDNS

NeuStar today announced that The LEGO Group, a leading toy manufacturer headquartered in Denmark, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to enhance the reliability of The LEGO Group's web-based operations, including a significant global e-commerce presence. more

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Verisign iDefense for Its Innovative Security Intelligence Services

Based on its recent analysis of the vulnerability research market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Verisign iDefense with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Excellence. more