What is DNS? | How DNS works
DNS lets users connect to websites using domain names instead of IP addresses. Learn more about how DNS works. What is DNS? The Domain Name System (DNS) is the phonebook…
DNS server types
Four different types of DNS servers have to work in harmony to deliver a single webpage. What are the different types of DNS servers? All DNS servers fall into four…
DNS root server
A DNS root server is the first stop in a DNS lookup. What is a DNS root server? The administration of the Domain Name System (DNS) is structured in a…
What is recursive DNS?
In DNS lookups, which match domain names to machine-readable IP addresses, the journey up the DNS tree can either be made by DNS. What is recursive DNS? A recursive DNS…
Protocols, How They Work, Use Cases
Simple but effective “cheat sheet” on internet/networking protocols, simple examples of how they work, and use case scenarios for how a protocol would typically be used.
1Password discloses security incident linked to Okta breach
1Password, a popular password management platform used by over 100,000 businesses, suffered a security incident after hackers gained access to its Okta ID management tenant. “We detected suspicious activity on…
NTP amplification DDoS attack
A volumetric DDoS attack that takes advantage of a vulnerability in the NTP protocol, flooding a server with UDP traffic. What is a NTP amplification attack? An NTP amplification attack…
Microsoft is ready to kill off Patch Tuesday as we know it
Say hello to ‘Regular Tuesday’ For many organizations, Patch Tuesday will soon become “just another Tuesday”, because Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new tool that automates the patch…
October 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Operating system updates and zero-days aplenty
September has been a packed month of continuous updates. Apple and Microsoft released new operating systems, and several vulnerabilities exploited in web services resulted in a domino effect of zero-day…