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The soft chewy center of the Internet

DNS ATTACKS

Author(s): KURT SEIFRIED

Are your systems secure against DNS attacks? We'll show you why they matter and help you determine whether you are vulnerable.

Like most of the original protocols on which the Internet is based, the original design decisions that led to their popularity and success are now coming back to haunt us with security problems.

Keep in mind that when the Internet was originally created, it was a relatively small, well-connected community. Security was not particularly high on the list of concerns – just getting it to work and do useful things was amazing enough.


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