DDoS and the DNS
We don’t have to accept that the DNS has to be a victim of DDoS attacks.
Tag: DDoS
DNS root server resilience: a smarter way
APNIC is supporting ISC to incorporate code changes to BIND, its open source DNS software, to help reduce the load on DNS root servers.
Open resolvers on IPv6: not as hidden as you think
Guest Post: New research shows that network operators cannot simply rely on the size of the IPv6 address space to hide open DNS resolvers.
Event Wrap: BKNIX Peering Forum
APNIC participated at the second BKNIX Peering Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, from 16 to 17 May 2017.
NANOG 69: IoT and Security?
Peering trends, traffic policing and the security issues with the Internet of (Maliciously Stupid Trash) Things among the topics of discussion at NANOG 69.
Event Wrap: RIPE 73, Madrid
Around 630 people from 63 economies attended RIPE 73 in Madrid, Spain, from 24 to 28 October.
Speculating on DNS DDoS
What can be done to mitigate attacks on the DNS?
A quick look at the attack on Dyn
Guest Post: The RIPE NCC team looks at RIPE Atlas data to see what can be observed of the recent DDoS attack on Dyn’s infrastructure.
Defending the Olympics from DDoS
Guest Post: Organizers of the Rio Olympics were successfully able to defend against 540Gbps of sustained DDoS attacks during the games. Here’s how they did it.
DDoS attackers – who and why?
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are on the increase. But what are the motivations of the attackers?