At the advent of the Internet thirty years ago, the brand new Domain Name System (DNS) (which translated website names like science.com into a network address like 1.2.1.1 was trusted by everyone. Today, hackers take advantage of our long-standing trust in DNS and work to trick the system by stealin...
via Computerworld After breaching the Dutch CA (Certification Authority) DigiNotar, Iranian hackers managed to sign forged certificates for the domains of spy agencies CIA, Mossad and MI6. Leading certification authorities like VeriSign and Thawte were also targeted, as were Iranian dissident sites....
via Government Computer News More than 18 months after the deadline, the deployment of security protocols on .gov domains apparently has stalled at around 50 percent, government officials said. Under a 2008 memo from the Office of Management and Budget, Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC...
via The New York Times A small group of Internet security specialists gathered in Singapore this week to start up a global system to make e-mail and e-commerce more secure, end the proliferation of passwords and raise the bar significantly for Internet scam artists, spies and troublemakers. “I...
via HStoday.us The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council (IT SCC) have released the IT Sector Risk Management (ITSRM) Strategy for Domain Name Resolution Services. The risk management strategy is the result of a collaborative partnership bet...
via cnet News Technologists are warning that the practical effects of a controversial copyright bill backed by Hollywood will “weaken” Internet security and cause other harmful side effects. As more Internet engineers, networking professionals, and security specialists have evaluated ...