DNS Attacks on the Rise
The recent distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks on Domain Name Server (DNS) providers EveryDNS and EasyDNS were a grim reminder of the damage a DNS infrastructure attack can do. (See DNS Service Under DDOS Attack and DNS Gets Anti-Phishing Hook.) And the problem is on the rise, experts say. DNS is becoming a popular attack vector, especially for botnets lodging DDOS attacks. Full Story