Stopping DNS-based DDoS attacks in their tracks
Guest Post: Researchers propose a mechanism for DNS servers to independently determine a client’s preferred protocol.
Tag: security
Source Address Validation: Use cases and gap analysis
Guest Post: Learn how Source Address Validation helps mitigate source address spoofing and what the IETF is doing to make it better.
Update your patch management this new year
Guest Post: Reviewing and patching for past vulnerabilities can help to plan for and mitigate future attacks.
DNS malware misuse and current countermeasures
Guest Post: Understanding malware threats towards the DNS is the first step towards mitigating them.
2021 ISIF Asia grant recipients announced
This round of ISIF Asia grantees is the biggest ever, with 22 projects covering 18 economies. Projects range from BGP and cybersecurity through to Internet development.
Data-plane security applications in adversarial settings
Guest Post: High-speed programmable switches are promising but share common design pitfalls that are potentially exploitable.
Investigating hidden root certificates in the wild
Guest Post: Study identifies more than 1 million hidden root certificates operated by 5,000 organizations, including government/enterprise agencies and TLS-interception software.
DNS vulnerability, configuration errors can cause DDoS
Guest Post: An overlooked DNS vulnerability that, when combined with a configuration error, is leading to massive DNS traffic surges.
Event Wrap: Bhutan Cybersecurity Week 2021
APNIC presented and delivered training at the Bhutan Cybersecurity Week 2021, held online from 20 to 25 December 2021.
HTTPA seeks to improve HTTPS trust issues
Guest Post: It’s time to upgrade HTTPS to better handle privacy concerns.