Hope is Not a Strategy: Neustar Releases 2012 Annual DDoS Attack and Impact Survey

The data reported here is from a wide-ranging survey, not from Neustar's network monitoring or DDoS mitigation efforts. The data reflects the realities faced by diverse IT professionals across numerous industries, among companies large and small. more»

How Neustar Technology Can Help Mitigate DDoS Attacks

Learn about the diverse technologies Neustar uses to Mitigate DDoS attacks quickly and effectively. The seasoned DDoS fighters in the Neustar Security Operations Center explain the need for a full toolset to combat complex attacks. more»

Reducing the Risks of BYOD with Nominum's Security Solution

In previous posts, Pat Barnes has discussed the risks associated with BYOD, and a DNS-based approach for reducing those risks. Essentially this approach consisted of making use of an enterprise's caching DNS server to monitor and block DNS queries to known botnet command and control (C&C) domains. more»

Neustar Launches Enterprise Professional Services Offerings

Neustar announces the launch of Neustar Professional Services with a comprehensive suite of IT service offerings for enterprise organizations of all sizes. Neustar's seasoned team of professionals provides the expertise and resources organizations need to ensure the performance, security and reliability of their IT infrastructure. more»

Nominum Releases New Security Intelligence Application

The Security Intelligence application provides comprehensive threat visibility by using continuously updated data to provide up-to-the-minute in-network protection and reporting for an organization's network and customers against the latest Internet threats. more»

Mitigating DDoS Attacks: A Global Challenge

On December 5, 2012, Public Interest Registry moderated an expert panel on "Mitigating DDoS Attacks: Best Practices for an Evolving Threat Landscape." The panel included representatives from Symantec, Afilias, Google, Neustar, VeriSign and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Included is the video recording of the panel discussion. more»

Our New Initiatives To Combat Botnets

We often throw around the term "bots" in our industry. Short for "robots," it's the common term for software programs that run automated tasks. In many cases, bots can be innocuous and even useful. more»

Recent Trends and Options to Mitigate DDoS Attacks (Webcast)

This Monday, December 3, Neustar will hold a webcast to review recent trends in attacks and the most popular methods of mitigation. During the 60 minute webcast, recent attacks will be analyzed as well as implications they have had on DDoS mitigation solutions. more»

PIR Survey Reveals That Most Americans Are Uninformed About DDoS Attacks

In an effort to fuel the discussion about online attacks amongst, organizations and individuals, Public Interest Registry and NY Tech will be hosting "Mitigating DDoS Attacks: Best Practices for an Evolving Threat Landscape". more»

What's in a Name Server?

With the domain name space continuing to expand and new service providers entering the market, there has been a lot of discussion about the different types of DNS services available today. more»