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The DNS hijacking attack while transporting emails

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, Email Security, Encryption, Malware Prevention, Privacy, Securing DNS

DNS hijacking is one of the most common recent threats, in which attackers subvert the resolution of Domain Name System or DNS queries and redirect a victim's machine to malicious websites for nefarious activities. Attackers can perpetrate DNS hijacking while...

What is DNS cache poisoning?

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, End Point Protection, Malware Prevention, Securing DNS, Security Fundamentals

When we want to visit a website, we type the URL of the website in the address bar of the browser, and the webpage loads. We do not need to memorize the IP address of the website. This process of resolving an IP address is called Domain Name Resolution. And, the...

What is DNS hijacking?

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, End Point Protection, Malware Prevention, Most Common Vulnerabilities, Securing DNS, Security Fundamentals

When we want to visit a website, we type the URL of the website in the address bar of the browser, and the webpage loads. We do not need to memorize the IP address of the website. This process is called Domain Name Resolution (DNS). And, the servers responsible for...

Security issues with DNS

CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Data Breaches and Prevention, DoS and DDoS Prevention, Malware Prevention, Securing DNS

It is inconvenient to remember the IP addresses of all servers connected to the Internet. So, we use the DNS or Domain Name System. We type the domain name in the address bar of the browser, and DNS does the rest of the job to get the IP address of the server. But the...