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The increased usage of the internet is obvious for everyone to see. The internet has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, from the way we communicate, the way we read books, the way we shop, the way we access entertainment and the way we conduct and access business.

All the above activities are accessed through a website on the internet. A directory for these websites on the internet that is equivalent to a phone book that is accessed every time a particular website is sought is called DNS. In short it translates names in its directory into Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Domain name system (DNS) is critical for the operation of the internet it is used by everyone who wants to access the net.

Like every function on the internet the DNS is open to malfunction, the most common problems faced by DNS is its vulnerability to attack.

Types

The common type of attack is DNA hijacking where traffic is redirected from websites in order to steal personal data. Examples are when emails are sent pretending to be from your bank and when you click on the link, with your password, it saves and steals your password. The website can also become unavailable to some or all users by overwhelming it with traffic from many sources. This is known as a DDOS attack.Other examples of DNS attacks are NX domain attacks, floods, tunneling and exploits.

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According to SC magazine DNS attacks are said to affect more than 75 percent of companies in the United States and United Kingdom. Forrest research estimates the cost of an attack of upwards of $100,000 an hour. It also cause customers to move countries and it ‘damages brands’ and causes your network to be out of operation.

It is advisable to therefore get an advanced DNS solution that promises to protect against a range of DNS-based attacks for example ‘volumetric, exploits and DNS hijacking attacks, intercepts DNS attacks and uses adapt technology to automatically update its defense against new and evolving threats

DNS attacks are some of the most common server and system attacks online and they continue to increase. They can be carried out from anywhere in the world. Examples of recent attacks are LinkedIn and The New York times’ website. It is therefore important to have Advanced DNS protection as the first thing this type of protection does is restores operations to normal it also helps to detect these kinds of attacks and saves on the time you would have spent detecting attacks on your own.

Types of DNS protection:

They are different types of DNS protection services available. Two of the most common are Monitor mode where the server detects incoming attacks. However it does not block the attack but allows you to review the attack before taking action and port mirroring mode which is used to send monitor by sending copies of packets from one network port to another.It is critical to have DNS protection especially, an Advanced DNS solution.

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