Half of domain-name servers are open to attack

Vikingod · Oct 12, 2006, 03:42 AM

Source: ComputerWeekly
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Half of the web's domain name servers are wrongly configured, leaving companies and large sections of the internet infrastructure open to attack.

Infoblox, a developer of security appliances, and The Measurement Factory, a performance testing company, have just released their ‘2006 DNS Report Card’.

DNS servers map domain names into IP addresses, directing users’ internet inquiries to the appropriate location.

Should an organisation’s DNS systems fail, all internet functions, including e-mail, web access, e-commerce and extranets become unavailable.

Oct 12, 2006, 03:42 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Half of domain-name servers are open to attack Source: ComputerWeekly ___________ Half of the web's domain name servers are wrongly configured, leaving companies and large sections of the internet infrastructure open to attack. Infoblox, a developer of security appliances, and The Measurement Factory, a performance testing company, have just released their ‘2006 DNS Report Card’. DNS servers map domain names into IP addresses, directing users’ internet inquiries to the appropriate location. Should an organisation’s DNS systems fail, all internet functions, including e-mail, web access, e-commerce and extranets become unavailable.