A group of experts has released an open-source alternative to the BIND DNS server software that boasts higher performance and better security than BIND. The new DNS server — dubbed Unbound 1.0 — is ...

Massive distributed denial of service attacks on Spamhaus this week focused widespread attention on the huge security threats posed by millions of poorly configured Internet Domain Name System (DNS) ...

Unbound is being released as an open source alternative to the BIND domain name system (DNS) server -- makes its worldwide debut today with the public release of Unbound 1.0 at Released to open source ...

The recent Distributed Denial of Service attack against international spam-fighting group SpamHaus used a technique called DNS reflection to generate huge amounts of traffic for SpamHaus, overloading ...

Too many DNS servers enable bad actors to hijack them for DDoS attacks. Here's how to ensure you're not a party to destructive mischief It seems like ancient history now, but in the early decades of ...

A Domain Name System server maps host names, or domain names, to IP addresses. When a computer attempts to connect to another PC over a network using a host name, such as www.google.com, the ...

A DNS or Domain Name System is one of the most crucial keys to establishing internet connectivity between two different parties — customarily, a client and a server. It acts as a directory, with ...

You can edit the hosts file with any text editor. There are a variety available, but both Windows 10 and 11 come with Notepad ...

A DNS misconfiguration resulted in an open Jenkins server being available to all. A public Jenkins server owned by GE Aviation has exposed source code, plaintext passwords, global system configuration ...

Build Your Skills: Add user accounts, DNS, and more to open source e-mail server Your email has been sent Completes the open source e-mail server you created in previous articles by explaining how to ...