Suspicious ip address of our mail domain found on talosintelligence.com (spoofing attempt)

We have a fair amount of email traffic. Recently, we had some suspicious email spoofing attacks and a lot of users reported that outgoing emails were marked as spam and landed in junk folder (reported by mail recipients). When we checked o… Continue reading Suspicious ip address of our mail domain found on talosintelligence.com (spoofing attempt)

Protecting IoT devices requires a DNS-based solution

IoT devices are fast becoming an everyday part of our lives. Whether it be in the role they play in manufacturing and industry or powering the appliances in our own homes, it’s clear that IoT devices provide new and efficient ways of working and … Continue reading Protecting IoT devices requires a DNS-based solution

Dnsmasq vulnerabilities open networking devices, Linux distros to DNS cache poisoning

Seven vulnerabilities affecting Dnsmasq, a caching DNS and DHCP server used in a variety of networking devices and Linux distributions, could be leveraged to mount DNS cache poisoning attack and/or to compromise vulnerable devices. “Some of the b… Continue reading Dnsmasq vulnerabilities open networking devices, Linux distros to DNS cache poisoning

How prevalent is DNS spoofing? Could a repeat of the Dyn/Mirai DDoS attack have the same results?

Two separate groups of academics have recently released research papers based on research into the Domain Name System (DNS). One has found that the overwhelming majority of popular site operators haven’t learned from the 2016 Dyn/Mirai incident/a… Continue reading How prevalent is DNS spoofing? Could a repeat of the Dyn/Mirai DDoS attack have the same results?