IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It’s a question we often hear: “Isn’t DNSSEC the same as encrypted DNS?” While DNSSEC protects networks against man-in-the-middle attacks, it does so through public key cryptography, which is different from encryption. It’s still possible to intercept and read DNSSEC-protected traffic.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. Since a majority of business IT traffic now accesses or passes through the internet, DNS plays an increasingly important — and vulnerable — role.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2022

The domain name system (DNS) is basically a directory of addresses for the internet. Your browser uses DNS to find the IP for a specific service. For example, when you enter esecurityplanet.com, the browser queries a DNS service to reach the matching servers, but it’s also used when you send an email. DNS spoofing or poisoning.

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