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More Than 75% Of DNS Servers Vulnerable To DNS Pharming!

Monday, October 24th, 2005
by Lockergnome

A majority of DNS servers and DNS services are vulnerable to and at risk of DNS pharming, according to a study just released by Infoblox. In fact, more than 75%, and as many as 84% of DNS servers are at risk, according to the study, based on a survey conducted by The Measurement Factory.

According to a statement released today by Infoblox, “DNS servers are essential network infrastructure that map names (e.g., yahoo.com) to IP addresses (e.g., 66.94.234.13), directing Internet inquiries to the appropriate location. Simply put, domain name resolution conducted by these servers is required to perform any Internet-related request. Should an enterprise or organization’s DNS systems fail, all Internet functions, like e-mail and Web access, simply will not…

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