Internet users resolving DNS requests through the OpenDNS were not able to access pages on the Ebay UK website yesterday. The problem was caused by a bogus entry in the phishing filter used by the service.The reports started flowing in around last night, when many users trying to access any page starting with http://... |
30 October 2009
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After implementing Conficker.C traffic detection mechanisms in the solutions they offer, both IBM and OpenDNS have counted the number of unique IPs infected with the worm as reported back from the networks they monitor worldwide. Both companies say that what they have seen has exceeded their expectations. On April 1... |
3 April 2009
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According to The Register, one of the biggest DNS services, OpenDNS, will deploy Conficker detection today as part of a new wider botnet tracking service. Network admins will be able to see which computers are infected with the infamous worm, the company claims. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is one of t... |
9 February 2009
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I sure like fishing and fried fish, but when it comes to phishing… well, that's a different story. Phishing is an Internet-based scam designed to trick the victims into revealing various sensitive information about themselves, such as account credentials, credit card numbers etc. All the data is to be used by th... |
10 October 2007
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The famous line used by auto enthusiasts - "need for speed" - can be easily applied in the internet field as well, due to the high demand for faster internet connections. The old dial up dies slowly while broadband connections spread all over the world. Even so, no matter how much bandwidth we are provided with we wi... |
29 May 2007
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What is DNS? Domain Name System (DNS) is like a phone book, but for Internet. DNS translates human-readable computer hostnames, e.g. www.softpedia.com, into an IP address needed by the networking equipment to deliver information. In other words, when you open your browser and type an URL in the address bar , e.g. ww... |
26 May 2007
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