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3 Common DNS attack types and How to Fight Them

Posted in : Cyber attacks, DNS, DNS records, ProtocolsPosted in : DDoS Amplification, DNS, DNS attack, DNS attack types, DNS flood attack, DNS poisoning, DNS records, DNS resolver, DNS spoofing, DNSSEC, Domain Name System, Domain Name System Security Extensions, Firewall, IP address, Monitoring, Monitoring service, UDP, UDP protocol0Comments Posted on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Do you want to learn more about DNS attack types? If the answer is yes, you are in the right place. In this article today, we will explore the 3 common ones and how to fight them. But first, let’s explain what a DNS attack actually is.

What does a DNS attack mean?

DNS was designed to reply to queries correctly and efficiently, not questioning their intent. As a result, DNS has significant flaws and the potential to be used as a conduit for cyber-attacks. So, we can say that a DNS attack occurs when hackers take advantage of weaknesses in the Domain Name System (DNS).

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Why does DNS use UDP?

Posted in : DNS, ProtocolsPosted in : DNS, UDP, User Datagram Protocol0Comments Posted on May 25, 2021March 15, 2022

The Internet, and more specifically, DNS, is a constant communication process. Therefore there is a permanent exchange of data. There are different alternatives for transferring data through the Internet protocol (IP), UDP, TCP, RSVP, etc. Today, we will go around the user datagram protocol (UDP).

User Datagram Protocol (UDP) – fully explained

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