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DNS

abbr.
domain name system
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DNS

abbreviation for
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly in Britain)Department for National Savings
2. (Computer Science) computing domain name system
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Since its implementation, Infoblox ActiveTrust has blocked DNS communications with source addresses of DDoS attacks, exploit kits, malicious name servers and sinkholes.
The list of DNS addresses includes beian.gov.cn, which was registered by Alibaba Cloud and managed by China's Ministry of Public Security, according to Whois.com.
In a chain of trust, a domain's parent and possibly one or more of its ancestors in the DNS domain hierarchy are signed.
DNS will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday.
ePLDT started implementing a fully DNSSEC-compliant DNS infrastructureas part of its commitment to deliver a more secure internet experience for residential, mobile, and corporate users of DNS Security.
As organisations in the region strive to protect vital assets with various security tools, implementing DNS security is an added advantage.
Neustar offers comprehensive security portfolios comprised of DDoS mitigation, web application firewall, authoritative and recursive DNS, IP and threat intelligence, and website performance management.
DNS is the phonebook of the Internet from where users access information online through domain names.
At the same time, years of technical debt including that created by homegrown or traditional appliance-based DNS solutions hold back enterprise modernization initiatives by hindering automation, performance and scaling.
The Mimecast DNS Security Gateway cloud-based service guards against malicious activity initiated by user action or malware while blocking access to websites deemed unsafe or inappropriate based on each organization's objectives and policies.
Shortly before 5am this morning, MYNIC wrote on Twitter that it was facing problems linked to DNS Security Extensions and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).