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Revisiting APT1 IoCs with DNS and Subdomain Intelligence

Cyber espionage is a type of cyber attack that aims to steal sensitive and often classified information to gain an advantage over a company or government. The 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) revealed that several hundreds of incidents across industries in the previous year were motivated by espionage. more

Detecting Carder-Friendly Forums through IoC Expansion

Carding or the theft and consequent selling of credit and other payment card information to users has long been a problem. And with the ease of obtaining hosts for carder forums and communities and hiding their tracks online, the threat has become even bigger. more

President Obama Names Neustar President and CEO Lisa Hook to NSTAC

The NSTAC is a group of up to 30 industry CEOs from major telecommunications companies, network service providers, information technology, finance and aerospace companies. The NSTAC provides the President with critical, collaborative advice and expertise as well as robust reviews and recommendations regarding national security, cybersecurity and emergency preparedness. more

Domain Name Registrations Pass 233 Million in the First Quarter Of 2012

More than seven million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 233 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. more

Careful, the Next Premium SMS Offer You Subscribe to May Be Malicious

Premium Short Message Service (SMS) abuse is no longer new. But it's pretty rare for such threats to rack up hundreds of dollars in additional phone bill costs for every victim each year. more

Web Server 911: Wikipedia SNAFU Indicates Need for DNS Monitoring and Failover

On March 24, online encyclopedia giant Wikipedia went offline for more than 2 hours because of an overheating problem in one of their data centers. Even though they had had a DNS failover procedure, it was broken. The result: millions of users could not access Wikipedia for hours. more

Four Reasons to Move from .COM to Your .BRAND Domain

Ask Google, Amazon, AXA and hundreds of other brands: branded top-level domains are the future of the web. Since 2012, when the ICANN opened up applications for new TLDs, more than 600 businesses have submitted applications for branded TLDs. more

NeuStar Launches Advanced Recursive DNS Service Brings, Enhancing Security and Performance

Developed by one of the world's leading providers of managed Domain Name System (DNS) services, DNS Advantage is an advanced managed recursive DNS service. This is a free service which enables connectivity providers, enterprises, and other organizations to offer their end users a safer, faster, and more reliable Internet experience. more

NeuStar Addresses DNS Vulnerability with Cache Defender, a Secure DNS Authentication System

This vulnerability, brought to public attention last year by security researcher Dan Kaminsky, allows criminal elements to engage in "DNS cache poisoning" for the malicious hijacking of domain names and results in consequent damage from large-scale identity theft, among other illegal activities. more

NeuStar Completes Trial of SIP-IX VoIP Interconnection Exchange Service with COMPTEL Members

The successful trial included extensive testing of provisioning of telephone numbers and policy management. This policy control enables customized route instructions to optimize cost, quality and service capability, supporting new business models and relationships. more

Should Cybersecurity Teams Consider Next-Generation Firewalls?

Cyber attacks and hacking methodologies are growing in complexity over time. This concern has led many enterprises to look toward more advanced capabilities to enhance their cybersecurity. One solution they have found is utilizing next-generation firewalls. more

Internationalised Domain Names Set to Take Off with Approval of IDNA 2008 Protocol

The body responsible for the development and promotion of Internet Standards (the Internet Engineering Task Force or IETF), has approved IDNA 2008 as the official Internet protocol for Internationalised Domain Names by publishing the Internet Drafts as official RFCs. more

ICANN and Cybersecurity: Hot Topics at The First Ever .ORG Forum

As we head into 2010, it's no secret that the issues of security and the prevention of internet identity theft in all its forms are of critical importance. .ORG, the Public Interest Registry, was honored to host the First .ORG Forum in Washington, D.C. more

Neustar Expands Professional Services Offerings for Communications Service Providers

The new offerings support the broad array of information services and analytics solutions offered by the company, which include business assurance, network analytics, and marketing and advertising analytics. more

Protecting Your Business from DDoS Attacks: Advice from Neustar

Whether it's due to angry customers, social protests, competitors, or other entities, more and more businesses are being affected by DDoS attacks. In just the last year, 3 out of 4 businesses have experienced an attack. more