Developing a Framework to Improve Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Here are thoughts from our CTO, Bill Worley PhD, on properly securing critical infrastructure in our highly connected world. They are particularly applicable with what we have seen in the last year with increased DDoS attacks focused on the DNS and compromised systems for the theft of intellectual property.
DNSSEC Adoption is Slow for Government Agencies
Even though more than two years have passed since federal government agencies were required to support DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on their web sites, only 57 percent of agencies have met these requirements. In other words, about 40 percent of federal agencies have not secured their domains to protect users from domain name hijacking and […]
Google Now Supports DNSSEC
Google announced this week that they have enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). This is essential for ensuring that DNS queries are directed to the real web site. With this in place Google is now checking the digital signatures on DNSSEC formatted messages. Currently 7% of the volume of all the queries Google handles […]
Recent Government Cybersecurity Actions
Last week President Obama signed an Executive Order in an attempt to strengthen the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure in the United States. This is an area much in need of improvement, but this Executive Order barely scratches the surface. The main points addressed by the order are to facilitate information sharing and to develop a […]
DNSSEC Deployment Lags
DNSSEC has been slow to be accepted by commercial sites, leading a lag in DNSSEC deployment, even though it is the best solution to prevent the exposure to site hijacking. This type of hijacking is possible because of a major flaw in DNS that makes it possible for hackers to launch cache poisoning, found by […]
A New DNS Vulnerability
A new DNS vulnerability was found in BIND yesterday, CVE-2012-5688. It is listed as a critical vulnerability. This adds to the list of major vulnerabilities discovered in BIND. Since February of 2011, a new high vulnerability has been found on average every 60 days. This is a worrisome trend for DNS administrators concerned with the […]
