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- Bind
- (1) To link, join, connect or associate one element with another as in the following examples.
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- BIND is not just legacy freeware
- DNS in the cloud isn't new either...Sounds like they are trying to copy OpenDNS!They are already old tech compared to what's out there...RE: BIND is not just legacy freewareI just remember when Verisign started that program where it hijacked mistyped domains and broke a lot of Internet functionality. Suddenly,...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- BIND is not just legacy freeware
- Open source is not just freeware, calling something legacy just means it's tested, and there has never been anything secret about BIND, dirty or otherwise. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Apple drops (another) Mac OS X security patch
- Less than a week after fixing 19 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities, Apple is on the patch treadmill again. The company released Security Update 2009-004 to fix a solitary BIND vulnerability that could lead to denial of service attacks. Apple warns: A...
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- High-risk internet server exploit goes wild
- High-risk internet server exploit goes wildWhen will we learn to stop using Windows?Please, for the love of everything holy, STOP USING WINDOWS!!Oh, this doesn't target Windows?Um. Never mind then. Um. This isn't a big deal because...Um.*blush*I place the blame squarely on linuxSince every copy of linux installs BIND by default...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Migrating From Solaris 9 Enterprise on Sun Fire V440 With Bind 8.3.3 to Solaris 10 Enterprise on Dell PowerEdge R900 With Bind 9.3.5-P1
- The Dell PowerEdge R900 is an excellent server for upgrading critical Domain Name Service DNS servers from BIND 8 running on Solaris 9 to BIND 9 running on Solaris 10. This Migration Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated migration of...
- White papers 2009-02-10
- Measuring (not so) recent BIND nameserver patching
- Measuring not so recent BIND nameserver patchingInteresting, BUT....Note that what is being tested here is authoritative servers. The darker side of this research would be to find out how many of the ISP client-facing recursors are vulnerable.I'm concerned that this will be a "hundred years war" with people that...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Measuring (not so) recent BIND nameserver patching
- Guest editorial by Derek Callaway This post is meant to provide an approximation of BIND nameserver updates that occurred during the past month, most likely in response to Dan Kaminsky's DNS cache poisoning vulnerability. I conducted this research because I was curious as to how widely BIND...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Did Apple forget to patch something?
- Did Apple forget to patch something?AppleI usually sing the praises of Apple except when they don't live up to the hype or expectations. If they really want to grow their user base, they'd better get with it when it comes to delivering patches in a timely manner. In terms of...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerabilityOpenDNS is greatI have been using OpenDNS for over 5 months now on the company network and it does a great job for us. I would recommend everyone use this tool as it has increased our DNS...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8
- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8One more reason not to use LinuxJust ignore the fact that this has nothing to do with Linux and that Bind 9 has been available since Sept 2000.SorryThat was an attempt at humor.You make no sense."Dont use linux.. wait.. ignore the fact...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Cache poisoning flaw is death knell for BIND 8
- The Internet Software Consortium has pulled the plug on support for Version 8 of the BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain DNS implementation after the discovery of a serious vulnerability that could lead to cache poisoning attacks. The flaw, publicly discussed in a paper by Trustee's Amit...
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- RPC DNS exploit can compromise your whole company
- RPC DNS exploit can compromise your whole companyInsert Bash Microsoft Statement BelowAlthough BIND and others have had their share of DNS problems, I know the Zealots are aching to comment on the poor design of Microsoft's DNS.Restart DNS serviceStopping and restarting the DNS service enables the registry hack and blocks...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- DNS and BIND: Security
- In July 1997, during two periods of several days, users around the Internet who typed www.internic.net into their web browsers thinking they were going to the Inter-NIC's web site instead ended up at a web site belonging to the AlterNIC. (The Alter-NIC runs an alternate set of root nameservers that...
- Book chapters 2006-05-01
- DNS servers--an Internet Achilles heel
- DNS servers--an Internet Achilles heelDNS servers--an Internet Achilles heelWe only have linux to blame for this. Since zdnet talkbackers always tell me that the internet is run on linux, it only makes sense that linux is the culprit. From this day forward I suggest a worldwide ban on...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-03
- Top 10 Linux/UNIX threats
- The SANS Institute in cooperation with the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center just published its listing of the most common IT security exploits for Linux/Unix systems. Leading the pack: BIND Berkeley Internet Name Domain exploits, which succeed because administrators fail to upgrade BIND to more secure versions or are running the BIND daemon ("named"). Here are...
- Blog posts 2004-11-23
- StellarDNS 0.3 (Mac)
- StellarDNS allows you to edit the configuration files associated with DNS without knowing complicated syntax constructs or resorting to command-line tools. Features include: Importing and exporting of configuration files Ability to work with multiple configurations simultaneously Ability to start and stop the DNS service Create multiple zones Written specifically for...
- Software downloads 2004-04-26
- Bindery 0.99 (Mac)
- A handy utility to allow you to create and edit DNS zone files that can be used by the built-in DNS server, BIND, in every copy of OS X 10.2.
- Software downloads 2003-03-28
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- News to know: Comcast-NBCU; Chrome netbooks; Google Public DNS; Psystar; Accenture
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alertand RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage: Larry Dignan: Meet the new Comcast-NBCU: Content meets conduit everywhere; Will it work? John Morris: Will Chrome netbooks really be...
- Blog posts 2009-12-04
- Cache poisoning vulnerability in ISC BIND 9
- The vulnerability exists in the way BIND 9 handles recursive client queries that may cause additional records to be added to its cache. by Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Ghost Control 3.0 (Windows)
- For people who deal with repetitive tasks, Ghost Control is the solution they have been looking for. Its advanced processing engine allows you to record all keyboard and mouse input you do while performing a job you wish to repeat. Once recorded, raw actions are stored into Ghost Control Jobs,...
- Software downloads 2009-12-02
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