"How To Avoid Getting Your DNS
Hacked Like The New York Times"
A few weeks ago the New York Times
Website suffered from a DNS attack. The hack was done by a militant
group in Syria. The attack redirected viewers to the group';s
website. Matthew Prince, CEO of CloudFlare, stated that we should
expect criminals to use DNS attacks more in the future. The article
recommends choosing a domain name registrar with a strong reputation
for good security. It also recommends using a strong password for
logging on to the registrar and keeping it safe.
The hackers of Times attacked attacked
Melbourne IT, which registrars the name for the Times. They were able
to overwrite the Times domain name information. This was surprising
because Melbourne IT has a strong reputation for security. It is used
by other large organizations on the web, including Twitter. Why
wasn't Twitter attacked? Twitter had registrar lock in place unlike
the Times. Registrar locks are restrictive controls that make it more
difficult to make changes in the registrar. Many user avoid using the
locks because they are a hassle.
Registrars may have security features
available that the users are often not aware of. Some offer two
factor authentication such as requiring both a password and a code
sent to a cellphone. Another security setup is to allow changes to
only be made from one IP address, such as the one from the businesses
office.
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