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Article Edge Product Update: Navigation ease, Reduce Attack Surface, and Anycast Support
BlueCat is proud to introduce enhancements to BlueCat DNS Edge™ (Edge). The September 2018 release of Edge introduces easier navigation, new policy…
Article BlueCat: Among 2018 Best Workplaces™ in Technology
We’ve got some exciting news to share! This year, we proudly announced that BlueCat was named on the list of Best Workplaces in Canada for the second year…
Article Network vs Cybersecurity: It’s Time to Come Together
Today, IDG and BlueCat introduced the results of a comprehensive study that revealed just how deeply divided today’s network and cybersecurity teams are.…
Article Working as an Intern at BlueCat Networks
This post was written by Nathaniel Paquin, one of our past co-op students who recently graduated from the BlueCat Program – we wish him all the best in…
Article Four places where DNS automation is vital
Automating DNS is essential to overall IT automation efforts. Learn about four areas where DNS automation is vital and how BlueCat can help.
Article VitalQIP Migration: One Customer’s Experience
Recently, BlueCat hosted a half day summit where we invited several VitalQIP customers to discuss their migration strategies and goals. In order to make the…
Article DNS and the Cybersecurity Requirements for Lotteries
Lotteries fit into the same specialized cybersecurity category as banks, casinos and financial institutions. All four deal with tremendous amounts of…
Article DNS as the Foundation of Shared Services
Many large-scale IT organizations are moving to a shared services model, where a single office is responsible for delivering baseline technology to the…
Article The 3 Sides of a Successful VitalQIP Migration
Changes are underway – many customers of VitalQIP are now looking to find a new centrally managed DNS platform to suit their specific business needs.…
Article What We Learned at DODIIS
Another fantastic DODIIS conference is in the books, and BlueCat learned a ton about how DNS plays into the strategic priorities of the defense and…
Article Preparing for the Gradual JEDI Revolution at DOD
Now that DOD’s huge JEDI contract has been awarded to Microsoft, DOD agencies should really start thinking about how they are going to use cloud…
Article How DNS stops cryptojacking
DNS may be the most reliable way to detect and eliminate cryptojacking cybercrime at an enterprise level. Learn how BlueCat Edge can help.
Article On Complexity and Cybersecurity with Mathew Chase
You’re reading the Cybersecurity Spotlight series, where we profile leaders in security and their insights.
Article Critical Infrastructure is Under Cyber Threat – Can DNS Help?
With the threat of cyberattacks by foreign adversaries on our critical infrastructure ever-increasing, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Article Kaspersky Lab Software Gone? Think Again
With a series of leaks about high-level security incidents and revelations about the company’s potential connections to the Russian government, Kaspersky…
Article The 3 Types of DNS Security
In a previous post we covered the basic differences between DNSSEC (which verifies DNS response legitimacy through cryptography) and DNS security…
Article DNS Edge July Release Enables Hybrid Cloud and More
BlueCat continues its commitment and support of cloud-based infrastructures by extending BlueCat DNS Edge™ visibility, control, and detection capabilities…
Article Three User Groups, Three Chances to Reflect
As proud DNS geeks, doing our homework is something we’re quite accustomed to. Recently, we hosted three BlueCat User Groups in order to get to know our…
Article What DOD Can Do Now to Prep for the JEDI Cloud
The JEDI program is a critical strategic investment for DOD – one that has strong leadership support. Now that the contract is awarded, are DOD agencies…
Article DNSSEC vs DNS security: What’s the difference?
DNSSEC validates DNS queries and responses, while DNS security leverages DNS data to better secure your network. Learn how they’re different with BlueCat.
Article DNS Security in Six Star Wars Memes
DNS is a chump. It knows deep down that it shouldn’t connect you with that malicious website. It wants to tell you that the link you’re…
Article Cisco Live Orlando: our key takeaways
Read up on BlueCat’s key takeaways from Cisco Live Orlando 2018, including the role DNS plays to bolster network security and detect threats.
Article Why Microsoft DNS Isn’t Appropriate for the JEDI Cloud
Now that Microsoft has won the huge DOD JEDI contract, we’re looking at the DNS options available for agencies looking to migrate. While Azure DNS…
Article BlueCat integrates with Cisco ACI to deliver enhanced visibility and centralized management
Built with BlueCat’s API and DNS automation platform, the integration allows for discovering and configuring endpoints discovered by Cisco ACI.