SECURE64 IMPLEMENTS DNS64 MIGRATION TECHNOLOGY AT LARGE U.S. WIRELESS PROVIDER

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Quick and Cost Effective DNS64 Deployment Allows Wireless Operator to Support Rapid Growth of IP-Enabled Handsets

DENVER, CO – October 19, 2011 – With the depletion of IPv4 addresses already begun at some Regional Internet Registries, Secure64 Software Corporation today announced its DNS64 migration technology – available through its Secure64 DNS Cache software appliance – is being deployed at one of the largest U.S. wireless providers. The deployment is in support of the wireless provider’s fast-growing network of IP-enabled handsets and demonstrates the speed and return on investment of this approach to managing IPv4-to-IPv6 transitions.

“The rapid growth of IP-enabled devices such as smartphones, tablets and mobile hotspots on 3G and 4G networks requires deployment of IPv6,” said Steve Goodbarn, CEO of Secure64. “We offer a lifeline to carriers that need to make the transition to IPv6 quickly, intelligently and cost effectively, so that customers enjoy the service they expect.”

Secure64 recommends that service providers employ current best practices which involve selecting a migration technology and then evaluating different products based on their support of that technology. These migration technologies include:

  • Dual stack – a migration technology where both IP protocol versions coexist in all parts of the network.
  • 6RD – an RFC-standardized migration technology that uses tunnels to provide IPv6 access for customers. The service provider core network is still IPv4.
  • Dual Stack (DS) Lite – a migration technology that is the mirror image of 6RD. 6RD uses an IPv4 core network with an IPv6 tunnel, whereas DS Lite uses an IPv6-enabled core with IPv4 tunneling.
  • DNS64/NAT64 – a migration technology that leapfrogs into IPv6, skipping complicated tunnels and dual-stacked networks. The basic idea is to create an IPv6-only network at the client side and translate any packets that need to reach the IPv4-only Internet. The fact that an IPv6-only network is created does not limit the client’s possibility to access IPv4-only content. The translators provide backwards compatibility.
Secure64 incorporated DNS64 migration technology because it operates on a simple, single-stack network, it is not compute-intensive to operate, and it eliminates the need for additional IPv4 addresses in order to scale.
“With several of the largest content providers rolling out IPv6 support soon, many service providers may find IPv6 being the primary mode of transport in the near future,” continued Goodbarn. “DNS64/NAT64 works very well for the ‘long tail’ of IPv4 content that is expected to steadily decrease on the Internet over the long term as IPv6 takes over.”
DNS64 is available through Secure64 DNS Cache, which offers the best performance-per-core of any DNS caching solution and the greatest protection against cache poisoning attacks due to its five layer defense architecture. It delivers five times the performance of open-source BIND software at half the price of other commercial solutions.

Secure64 DNS Cache’s performance and security advantages allow service providers to consolidate servers, improve end user responsiveness and protect users from debilitating DNS attacks, leading to increased customer loyalty, decreased churn and improved brand value. Companies interested in learning more about the appliance should visit the company’s website at www.secure64.com.

Joint webinar with Brocade

Secure64 recently hosted a joint webinar with Brocade on “Deploying NAT64 and DNS64 with Brocade ServerIron ADX and Secure64 DNS Cache”. The session provides a reference architecture overview and procedures for deployment of NAT64 and DNS64 in support of IPv6-only client environments.

To view the recorded webinar, please visit http://www.brighttalk.com/channel/6453.

About Secure64 DNS Cache

Secure64 DNS Cache is a resolving, caching software appliance that offers the best performance-per-core of any DNS caching solution and the greatest protection against cache poisoning attacks due to its five layer defense architecture. It delivers five times the performance of open-source BIND software at half the price of commercial alternatives.
Secure64 DNS Cache’s performance and security advantages allow service providers to consolidate servers, improve end user responsiveness and protect users from debilitating DNS attacks, leading to increased customer loyalty, decreased churn and improved brand value.
About Secure64 Software Corporation
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software company providing the most secure DNS products available to their customers in the government and telecommunications industry. Developed using a grant awarded by the Department of Homeland Security, Secure64’s patented technology has been proven to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to network attacks that are the source of today’s most serious security threats. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide by both Hewlett-Packard and Secure64. Notable customers include the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Interior, Telefonica and Qwest. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SECURE64 NAMED FINALIST FOR 2011 MISSION-CRITICAL INNOVATION AWARD

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Awards Presented by HP and Intel Recognize Groundbreaking Solutions for
Mission-Critical Computing

DENVER, CO – November 23, 2011 – Secure64 Software Corporation has been named a finalist in the Best New Application category for the 2011 Mission-Critical Innovations Awards presented by HP and Intel. Finalists in each category have been selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of widely-respected IT professionals from around the world.

The Best New Application award recognizes solutions that have a significant impact on global computing systems while also supporting open computing, convergence, security, scalability and other valuable attributes. The award also recognizes solutions that are modernizing mission-critical computing environments with the innovative use of technology such as Itanium-based systems, Xeon-based servers or blade servers.
Secure64 was nominated for the Best New Application Award for its Secure64 DNS Cache product, a DNS caching software appliance providing the highest level of security, Denial of Service (DDoS) resistance and performance for communication and cloud service providers and ecommerce. Secure64 provides a high-performance supported alternative to BIND DNS software that reduces the risk from unsupported open source technology or closed proprietary technology. Last week’s patch of a critical vulnerability in BIND with active exploits in the wild highlights the need for “genetic diversity” in DNS to ensure resiliency in the face of attacks. Secure64 partners with HP and their alliance partners to deliver a supported solution worldwide.
“It is a tremendous honor to be selected as one of the three finalists in our category out of scores of solutions the judges evaluated for these awards,” said Steve Goodbarn, CEO of Secure64. “Secure64 DNS Cache fills a critical void for DNS infrastructure, which is mission critical for all Internet based communication. Our solution solves vulnerability issues that have made DNS servers favorite targets of hackers and criminals for DDoS attacks and other security breaches. Secure64 DNS Cache accomplishes that while also lowering both hard and soft costs for those responsible for managing and protecting DNS infrastructure.”
The 2011 Mission-Critical Innovations Awards will be given on November 28 at the HP 2011 EMEA Strategic Alliance Partner Summit in Vienna, Austria. For information about the awards, please visit: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/mission_critical/awards/index.html.

About Secure64 DNS Cache

Secure64 DNS Cache is a resolving, caching software appliance that offers the best performance-per-core of any DNS caching solution and the greatest protection against cache poisoning attacks due to its five layer defense architecture. It delivers five times the performance of open-source BIND software at half the price of commercial alternatives.
Secure64 DNS Cache’s performance and security advantages allow service providers to consolidate servers, improve end user responsiveness and protect from Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, leading to increased customer loyalty, decreased churn and improved brand value. Secure64 DNS Cache is available through HP’s worldwide distribution network, providing HP resellers and integrators with a proven solution for customers responsible for managing DNS infrastructure.

About Secure64 Software Corporation

Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software company providing the most secure DNS products available to their customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide by both Hewlett-Packard and Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SECURE64 WINS 2011 MISSION-CRITICAL INNOVATION AWARD FOR BEST NEW APPLICATION

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Awards Presented by HP and Intel Recognize Groundbreaking Solutions for
Mission-Critical Computing

DENVER, CO – December 14, 2011 – Secure64 Software Corporation has been named the winner of the 2011 Mission-Critical Innovations Award for Best New Application. Secure64 won the award for developing Secure64 DNS Cache, aDNS caching software appliance that provides the highest level of security, Denial of Service (DDoS) resistance and performance for communication and cloud service providers and ecommerce.

The Mission-Critical Innovation Awards, presented by HP and Intel, recognize leaders in IT for their groundbreaking work developing solutions for mission-critical computing. The program is a worldwide competition culminating in an exclusive awards celebration held just before HP DISCOVER in Vienna, Austria. The Best New Application award recognizes solutions being developed that best fulfill an industry need while effectively harnessing the capabilities inherent in Itanium-based systems. Winners in each category were selected by an independent panel of judges from leading nonprofit and professional organizations as well as research institutions, including CERN OpenLab, CESGA, COMPUTAEX, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kiwok and Real World Technologies. The award was presented to Secure64 by HP and Intel at the HP DISCOVER in Vienna, Austria.
“This year, we received several exceptional nominations – demonstrating the caliber of work organizations are achieving with the combination of Intel Itanium-based HP solutions,” said Pauline Nist, General Manager, Mission Critical Computing, Intel. “These winners are the cream of the crop and we commend them for taking innovation to the next level.”

“I thank the awards committee for this honor on behalf of our entire organization,” said Steve Goodbarn, CEO of Secure64. “DNS infrastructure is mission critical for mobile applications, cloud security and the Internet. Attacks on the DNS, including Denial of Service attacks, have increased significantly over the past year. Without secure DNS to connect users to their providers, the world’s IT infrastructure is like a collection of medieval walled cities with highwaymen controlling the land between them. Secure64 DNS Cache is important because it tackles those vulnerabilities head on, serving as a critical piece of the puzzle for securing DNS and global Internet infrastructure.”

For more information about Secure64 DNS Cache, please visit https://secure64.com/fast-secure-DNS-caching.

About Secure64 Software Corporation

Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software company providing the most secure DNS products available to their customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide by both Hewlett-Packard and Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

NEW SECURE64 PRODUCT SIMPLIFIES, CENTRALIZES DNS MANAGEMENT

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Secure64 DNS Manager Configures, Manages and Monitors an Organization’s
DNS Servers from a Single Application
DENVER – Feb. 22, 2012 – Secure64 Software Corporation has expanded its award-winning suite of secure, high-performance Domain Name Server (DNS) solutions with Secure64 DNS Manager, the company’s first server management software product designed to help communication service providers (CSPs) configure, manage and monitor their DNS servers in a centralized way.
“Secure64 DNS Manager fills an important need for service providers that want to reduce the costs and headaches related to DNS servers, particularly for organizations that have numerous DNS servers spread out across multiple geographic areas. Secure64 DNS Manager centralizes DNS management into a simple-to-use tool that enables network engineers to upgrade software, configure servers, monitor performance and access real-time reporting all from a single place,” said Steve Goodbarn, CEO of Secure64. “It does all of that while lowering operational costs and eliminating common human errors that occur with DNS management.”
Secure64 DNS Manager lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO) on caching infrastructure by reducing the amount of time required to keep server and configurations up-to-date, and by decreasing the possibility of human errors, such as forgetting to update a server or uploading the wrong configuration. In addition to lowering TCO, Secure64 DNS Manager allows customers to control their servers and secure their data inside their own network, avoiding the risks inherent in an outsourced alternative.
Secure64 DNS Manager enables CSPs to:
  • Update and roll back software versions globally from a central location
  • Revise configurations and easily track/control server updates
  • Monitor critical operating parameters in real-time
  • Gain instant visibility into query activity for capacity and usage trending
  • Manage global DNS infrastructure via a simple, browser-based graphical user interface
Secure64 DNS Manager, in its first release, is available to enhance the use of Secure64’s popular and award-winning caching software appliance, Secure64 DNS Cache. Secure64 DNS Cache is a caching software appliance that provides the highest level of security, Denial of Service (DDoS) resistance, and performance for communication and cloud service providers. Secure64 provides carriers with easy to use “genetic diversity” in their DNS by running on a different architecture than all other DNS servers. Over 80 percent of the world’s DNS servers rely on the same open source DNS, creating the potential for a global Internet meltdown in the event of a sophisticated attack or virus. Secure64 DNS Cache was recently named Best New Application of 2011 at the annual Mission-Critical Innovations Awards in Vienna Austria.

Secure64 DNS Manager is available immediately from Secure64. For more information, visit www.secure64.com.

About Secure64 Software Corporation
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software developer providing the most secure DNS products available to its customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability with high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SECURE64 ADDRESSES ALL MAJOR CYBERSECURITY THREATS IDENTIFIED BY FCC

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Critical Threats Include Domain Name Fraud, Botnet Attack and IP Route Hijacking

 

DENVER – May 16, 2012 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a call to action to ISPs and telecommunications companies to combat three major cybersecurity threats that have the potential to cause widespread disruption to communications and economic activity: Domain Name Server (DNS) Fraud, Botnet Attacks, and IP Route Hijacking. In response to this call to action, eight major service providers have agreed to adopt a set of recommended security initiatives outlined by an FCC advisory committee. Implementation of these recommended security initiatives is a significant step forward in securing the Internet but requires cost-effective software and hardware from technology suppliers. Secure64 Software Corporation’s suite of secure DNS products and technologies address each of the threats identified by the FCC and can be indispensible tools for organizations implementing the recommendations.

“Our products allow providers to address the major threats to online security and reduce the risk of threats like denial of service attacks at low cost, with no disruption to customers, and without compromising privacy,” said Steve Goodbarn, president of Secure64. “From the beginning, Secure64 has focused on providing commercial solutions that simplify DNS security. Our products—Secure64 DNS Signer (automated DNSSEC), DNS Cache, DNS Authority—and our recent co-authored proposal for preventing IP route hijacking (ROVER) provide critical capabilities that ISPs and telecommunications companies need to implement the FCC’s recommendations.”

Threat 1: Domain Name Server (DNS) Fraud

The FCC recommends that providers immediately implement Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) security-aware resolvers to prevent DNS fraud, at a minimum, and also recommends gradually enabling DNSSEC validation on resolvers over time. Secure64 DNS Cache is a security-aware caching resolver able to validate DNSSEC responses with higher levels of performance than other resolvers. Secure64 DNS Cache allows providers to:

  • Increase performance and reduce costs by consolidating caching infrastructure
  • Future-proof networks by providing the headroom to add new services without requiring new capital expenditures
  • Protect DNS service and customers from downtime due to DDoS attacks against the DNS infrastructure

The FCC also recommends that key industry segments such as banking, credit cards and healthcare sign their domains with DNSSEC. Traditional methods of implementing DNSSEC are complex, painstaking and fraught with the potential for error, however Secure64 offers a solution that simplifies DNSSEC and ensures successful implementation. Secure64 DNS Signer is a secure DNSSEC software appliance that fully automates DNSSEC key generation, key rollover, zone signing and re-signing processes. Secure64 DNS Signer works with a company’s existing DNS infrastructure and automates all of the activities required to deploy DNSSEC, allowing an organization to:

  • Implement DNSSEC in days, not months
  • Reduce deployment and maintenance costs
  • Retain the investment in existing DNS infrastructure
  • Eliminate errors that can cause a domain to become unreachable

Threat 2: Botnet Attacks

One thing that many botnets and botnet attacks have in common is their use of DNS infrastructure. Almost all nefarious activity performed by an infected PC begins with a DNS query to servers maintained by ISPs and telecommunications companies. Botnet software that infects computers must use the DNS to find its command and control center, and malware is often distributed via email links that use the DNS to resolve the malicious domain name. Secure64 offers solutions that help ISPs and telecommunications companies secure their DNS infrastructure against mis-use by and attacks from botnets.
Secure64 DNS Authority and DNS Cache are authoritative and caching DNS software appliances that detect and mitigate high volume DDoS attacks without the need to overprovision servers. Third party tests have shown that these products can withstand DDoS attacks up to the saturation point of a gigabit Ethernet line with no loss of DNS availability. Secure64 DNS products allow companies to:

  • Ensure the availability of the DNS even while under high volume DDoS attacks
  • Eliminate the need to overprovision the DNS infrastructure
  • Eliminate the need for dedicated network security equipment to protect the DNS

In addition, Secure64 DNS Cache combats botnets by allowing service providers to load one or more blacklists into the server so that queries for known botnet command and control centers can be detected, reported and blocked.

Secure64 also provides carriers with easy to use “genetic diversity” in their DNS by running on a different architecture than all other DNS servers. Over 80 percent of the world’s DNS servers rely on the same open source DNS, creating the potential for a global Internet meltdown in the event of a sophisticated attack or virus. Secure64 DNS Cache was recently named Best New Application of 2011 at the annual Mission-Critical Innovations Awards in Vienna Austria.

Threat 3: IP Route Hijacking

Secure64 is a co-author of a proposed novel solution to the route hijacking problem that was recently presented to the IETF. Route hijacking is the malicious or accidental re-directing of data traffic using the lack of security in routers, which are responsible for moving packets of data from point A to point B on the Internet. Malicious route hijacking can remove companies or even entire countries from the Internet, bringing business or an overall economy to a halt. A number of high-profile incidents of route hijacking have increased concern about this threat.

Secure64’s solution to the route hijacking threat is as elegantly simple as it is effective: The solution proposed to the IETF leverages current DNS infrastructure and records in conjunction with the use of DNSSEC to publish and verify ASN route origins. This methodology verifies routes as trustworthy, removing the threat of route origin hijacking in the process, and could be implemented immediately.

For more information about Secure64’s solutions for companies seeking to comply with the cybersecurity recommendations of the FCC, visit www.secure64.com/solutions.

About Secure64 Software Corporation
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software developer providing the most secure DNS products available to its customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability with high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

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Mark Beckett                                                                          Karla Trippe

Vice President, Marketing                                                  Trippe & Company

Secure64                                                                                (970) 389-3672

(303) 242-5899                                                                     ktrippe@trippecompany.com

mark.beckett@secure64.com

Rich Miller

Trippe & Company
(303) 877-3966
rmiller@trippecompany.com

SECURE64 DNS PRODUCTS OFFER ‘DNS GENETIC DIVERSITY’ FOR MORE SECURE DNS INFRASTRUCTURE

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Diversity at the Hardware, Operating System and Application Layers Protects Against Attacks on Conventional DNS Implementations


DENVER – June 28, 2012 – Secure64 Software Corporation offers a suite of secure DNS products that enable companies to increase the “genetic diversity” of their DNS infrastructure and greatly improve their resistance to dangerous DNS threats. DNS threats have garnered numerous headlines in recent years, including more than a dozen major vulnerabilities in the widely-deployed BIND DNS software that is also used in most commercial DNS appliances. Each of these vulnerabilities forces IT departments around the world to scramble in an effort to implement emergency patches before the vulnerabilities can be exploited. Because Secure64 products do not share any code with BIND and run on a different operating system and microprocessor than traditional DNS solutions, they offer much-needed diversity across every layer of DNS infrastructure—hardware, operating system and application layers—mitigating the risk that any one threat will take down a company’s DNS infrastructure.

“Any software product can have vulnerabilities, but BIND is an especially attractive target because it is so widely deployed. When a company’s DNS infrastructure is entirely dependent on one technology, that’s an obvious risk. That is why genetic diversity is so important for DNS infrastructure,” said Dr. Bill Worley, CTO of Secure64 and a former Chief Scientist at Hewlett-Packard. “Companies that exclusively use BIND-based commercial DNS products are forced to spend unplanned time upgrading software on their DNS infrastructure or risk exposing their DNS service to attack and disruption. This endless cycle of patching increases both risk and operational costs. Secure64’s products provide genetic diversity at the hardware, operating system and application layers, which makes them immune to BIND, Unix and x86-specific security vulnerabilities. That protects our customers against vulnerabilities that affect other DNS variants.”

Over 80 percent of the world’s DNS servers rely on the same DNS code base (BIND), creating the potential for a global Internet meltdown in the event of a sophisticated attack or virus. Secure64 provides organizations with a simple path to genetic diversity across every layer of their DNS infrastructure by running on a different architecture than all other DNS servers. Below is an outline of features that enable Secure64 solutions to increase the genetic diversity and security of an organization’s DNS infrastructure:

Secure64 DNS Product Security Advantages
Layer Security Feature Advantage
Hardware Unique stack architecture Attackers cannot cause remote code execution
Hardware Authenticated boot process No path for rootkit injection or execution
OS Software authentication Eliminates paths for malware infection on disk
OS Executing software cannot be read or modified Eliminates the possibility of malware infection at runtime
OS Built-in denial-of-service protection Deflects high volume denial-of-service attacks without impacting application availabilty
OS FIPS 140-2 level 2 certified cryptographic module Protects private keys used to secure critical Internet communications
OS Proprietary code base Source code is not accessible to attackers
Application Non-BIND based DNS Is not vulnerable to BIND-specific security vulnerabilities

 

About Secure64 Software Corporation
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software developer providing the most secure DNS products available to its customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability with high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.
Read about how a major US wireless customer uses Secure64 – click here

Secure64 Releases Enhanced Version of DNS Management Software

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SECURE64 RELEASES ENHANCED VERSION OF
DNS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Secure64 DNS Manager Provides Centralized Management of All Secure64 DNS Servers
DENVER – October 16, 2012 – Secure64 Software Corporation has released a new version of its Secure64 DNS Manager product, which helps communication service providers (CSPs) configure, manage and monitor all of their Secure64 DNS servers in a centralized manner. The enhancements to Secure64 DNS Manager make it a more powerful tool for rolling out new DNS software versions, controlling changes to configurations, monitoring DNS servers in real time, and managing remote servers anywhere in the world. The new capabilities unify the management of the entire Secure64 DNS product suite from a single application.
New features and functionality in Secure64 DNS Manager include:
• Ability to manage and monitor DNS Authority and DNS Signer servers
• Internet Explorer 9 browser support
• Extract, store and manage configuration files
• Enhanced version control and rollback of OS updates and configuration files
• Multiple user access controls
• Enhanced presentation of server information
• Capabilities for running DNS Manager in a VMware implementation
“By managing and monitoring an organization’s entire DNS infrastructure, this release of DNS Manager continues to decrease the total cost of DNS ownership,” said Mark Beckett, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management at Secure64. “DNS Manager significantly lowers DNS-related operating costs by reducing the amount of time required to keep server and configurations up-to-date. It decreases the kind of human errors that create chaotic situations that cost time and money, such as forgetting to update a server or uploading the wrong configuration. DNS management shouldn’t be so costly and fraught with risk, and it isn’t when organizations incorporate Secure64 DNS Manager into their network infrastructure and their DNSSEC implementations.”
The enhanced version of Secure64 DNS Manager is available immediately from Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com/centralized-management-dns-servers.
In addition to the new version of DNS Manager, Secure64 also released enhancements to Secure64 DNS Authority—its DNS name server software—and to Secure64 DNS Cache—its DNS caching name server software. For the latest information about DNS Authority and DNS Cache, visit https://secure64.com/products.
About Secure64 Software Corporation
Headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, Secure64 is a software developer providing the most secure DNS products available to its customers in the government and communications industry. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability with high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing and authoritative use. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SLOW ADOPTION OF DNSSEC PUTS LEADING E-COMMERCE COMPANIES AT RISK

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None of the 100 Leading E-Commerce Companies Have Taken Basic Steps Toward DNS Security

DENVER – February 5, 2013 – The biggest brands in e-commerce are overlooking a critical security technology that could reduce the risk of identify theft and credit card fraud, according to an analysis by DNS security company Secure64 Software Corporation. An analysis of the 100 largest e-commerce companies in the United States conducted by the technical team at Secure64 reveals that:

  • None of the 100 largest e-commerce sites have fully implemented Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
  • None of these 100 largest e-commerce sites are showing evidence that they are in a trial deployment of DNSSEC.
The DNS is the phone book of the internet, translating names that people can remember into numbers that computer networks require in order to communicate. DNSSEC is a set of security protocols that fix fundamental vulnerabilities in the DNS. With DNSSEC, internet users know for sure that their web and email communications reach the server that they intended, and are not hijacked by an attacker to steal personal or confidential information. DNSSEC is also a basic mechanism to ensure that SSL and VPN are truly trustworthy. Without the enhanced security that DNSSEC provides, communications between applications and organizations via SSL and VPN may be susceptible to eavesdropping, tampering and other threats.
“Secure64 has conducted a series of analyses to measure progress in making DNS more secure, and this study of the e-commerce industry may be the most surprising and disturbing given how central Domain Name Server (DNS) infrastructure is to the entire business model of leading e-commerce sites,” said Joe Gersch, Chief Operating Officer at Secure64. “Secure DNS infrastructure is of great importance to the other industries we have analyzed, but DNS security is even more critical to e-commerce sites because all of their transactions are dependent on that infrastructure. These companies should not waste any more time in addressing this urgent security issue. Their businesses depend on it.”
Secure64 has been conducting this series of DNSSEC analysis as a follow-up to a 2010 study by Forrester Research titled, “DNSSEC Ready for Prime Time,” which reported on organizations’ plans to implement Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) security protocols. There has been near-unanimous international support for adoption of DNSSEC, including directives and announcements by the White House, the FCC, the telecommunications industry and others acknowledging the importance of this issue.
For the results of Secure64’s analyses of DNSSEC progress in other industries, visit www.secure64.com/press_releases.

About Secure64 Software Corporation

Secure64 is a software developer with the most secure DNS products available. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability, built-in protection from DDoS attacks, high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing, blacklisting, management, and authoritative use. They also host a testbed for detection of IP Route Hijacking. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SECURE64 ENABLES MOBILE OPERATORS AND OTHER CARRIERS TO OFFER BETTER SECURITY AND SUPPORT FOR IPV6

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Secure64 DNS Authority First DNS Product to Offer Practical Solution to Reverse Lookups Of IPv6 Addresses

Barcelona, Spain – February 26, 2013 – Secure64 Software Corporation released a new version of its DNS Authority server that enables mobile operators and other carriers to deploy IPv6 with essential security and services like spam filtering and geolocation that are currently enjoyed by IPv4 customers. The new functionality in DNS Authority makes it possible for carriers to easily publish the reverse DNS records that these services rely upon, which is simple in IPv4 but almost impossible using traditional techniques in IPv6.

“Growth of IP-enabled devices and smartphones in particular requires carriers to fully support IPv6,” said Steve Goodbarn, CEO of Secure64. “However, without adequate capabilities and security in IPv6 from carriers, customers cannot be properly supported. This threatens to slow customer acquisition and average revenue per user if not solved soon. Secure64 has solved this problem for its carrier customers.”
Carriers have traditionally published a set of DNS pointer records that translate an IP address to a name for each of their customers’ devices. This translation is necessary for the proper functioning of many services such as spam filtering and web content acceleration. These pointer records are stored on the carriers’ authoritative DNS servers, which is practical only as long as a carrier’s address space is small. Under IPv6, this is no longer possible because of the huge increase in the size of the address space, making traditional techniques for generating and storing this pointer information impossible. A new approach is essential, and Secure64 DNS Authority provides the first solution to that problem.
“Our DNS Authority 3.5 release has new functionality that allows reverse DNS queries to be answered on the fly, eliminating the need to generate and store all of this information on the DNS server itself. This allows carriers to offer their customers feature parity over IPv4 and IPv6,” said Goodbarn. “DNS Authority can support 4G services in IPv4 and IPv6, and its advanced security provides industry-leading resistance to DDoS attacks and other threats. This solution carriers providers with next-generation infrastructure that simplifies operations and reduces costs while also providing a solid foundation for meeting the higher level of demand that will come as the use of mobile devices increases in the future.”
Secure64 DNS Authority 3.5 is available immediately. To learn more about the product, visit Secure64 this week at the HP booth (Hall 7, Stand 7D112) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: www.mobileworldcongress.com. More information about DNS Authority 3.5 is also available here.

About Secure64 DNS Authority

Secure64 DNS Authority is authoritative name server software that’s available at all times — even during network attacks or restarts. It delivers the availability and security required in today’s networks, without the cost and complexity of conventional solutions.
Unlike products that require hardening, patching, and protection from network security devices, Secure64 DNS Authority runs on a micro OS designed from the ground up with a secure architecture. This unique approach makes Secure64 DNS Authority completely immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and 100 percent responsive to legitimate queries even while under high volume denial-of-service attacks.

About Secure64 Software Corporation

Secure64 is a software developer with the most secure DNS products available. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability, built-in protection from DDoS attacks, high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing, blacklisting, management, and authoritative use. They also host a testbed for detection of IP Route Hijacking. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.

SECURE64 DOUBLES PERFORMANCE AND ATTACK RESISTANCE OF DNS CACHE PRODUCT

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Improved performance on the latest HP Integrity servers delivers total cost of ownership savings of 48 percent

Denver – April 3, 2013 – Secure64 Software Corporation announced that its DNS Cache product has increased its performance and resistance to denial-of-service attacks 100 percent on the new HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and BL860c i4 servers running on the Intel® Itanium® 9500 processor series. (1) By leveraging faster clock speeds, improved bus architecture and increased onboard L3 cache, Secure64 is able to offer up to double the performance while keeping its software cost the same, resulting in a savings of 48 percent in total cost of ownership. (2)

The HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and BL860c i4 platforms are reliable and secure entry-class rack-mount and blade servers supporting a range of mission-critical workloads. Based on HP enhancements and the Intel® Itanium® processor 9500 series, transactions are processed up to three times faster than previous generations, while using 21 percent less energy. (3)
“DNS performance and attack resistance have always been important, but is especially critical for mobile operators who are experiencing explosive growth in IP traffic,” said Joe Gersch, COO of Secure64. “Unlike appliance vendors, Secure64 is able to offer up to double the performance on the latest HP Integrity servers compared with previous generation servers at the same software cost. This gives customers a very cost-effective upgrade path and maintains our commitment to offer the best total cost of ownership of any carrier-grade DNS solution on the market”.
“Like many of our mission-critical clients, Secure64 was facing ever-increasing demands for uptime, performance and security in order to grow their business,” said Lorraine Bartlett, vice president of marketing, Business Critical Systems, HP. “HP’s expanded Integrity portfolio offers Secure64 the scalability, continuous availability and efficiency needed to achieve their mission-critical business goals and improve productivity.”
“Secure64 is a long-time partner of HP, and is committed to leveraging the unique security and performance characteristics of the HP Integrity server platforms and Intel Itanium microprocessor,” said Bill Worley, CTO of Secure64. “Our carrier-grade DNS solutions continue to offer unique solutions to the security challenges posed by today’s cybercriminals.”
Secure64 continues to offer full support for its software products on the previous generation HP Integrity servers, even those that have reached end-of-life status.
Secure64’s entire line of DNS products is now compatible with the HP Integrity rx2800 i4 and BL860c i4 servers. For more information about Secure64 DNS Cache, please visit https://secure64.com/fast-secure-DNS-caching.
Notes
1 Based on Secure64 lab tests that compared performance and DDoS attack resistance of Secure64 DNS Cache and Secure64 DNS Authority running on an HP Integrity rx2800 i4 with Intel Itanium 9500 processor series versus the same application software running on HP Integrity rx2800 i2 with Intel Itanium 9300 processor series.
2 Based on three year costs of hardware, software and software maintenance for the Secure64 DNS Cache product running on an HP Integrity rx2800 i4 Server versus an HP Integrity rx2800 i2 Server.
3 Based on HP internal lab testing that compared HP Integrity rx2800 i2 Severs, with Intel Itanium 9300 processor series and 24 8GB DIMM memory cards versus HP Integrity rx2800 i4 Servers, with Intel Itanium 9500 processor series and 24 8GB DIMM memory cards. The difference was 162 watts or 21.4 percent less energy consumption for the Intel Itanium 9500 processor series -based system. ENERGY STAR qualification based on published qualification data for the HP Integrity rx2800 i4 Server, in the category for Enterprise Server. Testing done June 2012.

About Secure64 Software Corporation

Secure64 is a software developer with the most secure DNS products available. Secure64’s patented technology provides mission-critical security and reliability, built-in protection from DDoS attacks, high throughput and low latency. It has been shown to be immune to compromise from rootkits and malware and resistant to denial of service and other network attacks. The company offers a suite of trusted and secure DNS software appliances for caching, signing, blacklisting, management, and authoritative use. They also host a testbed for detection of IP Route Hijacking. Secure64’s products are sold and serviced worldwide through Hewlett-Packard and their reseller network and directly by Secure64. For more information, visit https://secure64.com.