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    DNS in the Cloud: Where, When and Why

    Chances are your organization is either working on a cloud strategy or has already implemented one.

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    Scaling the Business of Culture

    When company growth calls for 100 new positions to be added to your ranks, attracting the right talent is likely your #1 priority.

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    BlueCat Welcomes JISA Delegates to Toronto HQ

    Whether it’s translating domain names to IP addresses, or translating English to Japanese, there is never a dull moment at BlueCat.

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    Unified Goals of Network Engineers and CISOs: User Group Takeaways

    When you get senior network engineers from world-class enterprises like Coca-Cola, Cox Automotive and The Home Depot, in a room together – and toss in a…

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    Is your DNS being held hostage?

    In the second of this three-part series on DNS as a naïve enabler in malicious cyber activity, we introduce persona No. 2, DNS as a hostage.

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    Crossing the Atlantic: Adaptive DNS Transformations in Europe, Part 1

    No matter what business you’re in or where you’re located, your IT infrastructure is the backbone of your operation.

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    BlueCat Among Canada’s Best Workplaces™ in Technology

    It’s a good thing we’ve expanded our office space – we might need to install a trophy cabinet.

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    The Role of DNS in SCADA System Security

    Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are the most important networks you’ve never heard of.

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    Three things NIST taught us about DNS security

    In this webinar, BlueCat turned to NIST computer scientist Scott Rose for advice on how network admins can harness the power of DNS to secure their systems.

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    DNS as Facilitator – A Naïve Resolver for Malware

    Hackers are resourceful. They know that helpful DNS will always work to naively return an IP address when queried. DNS exists to connect clients to backend…

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    Manageable DNS Migrations: Moving to Adaptive DNS

    If you’re considering a DNS migration, you’ll want to know these guys, Chris Buxton and Reese Cline. Between them, these two DNS architects have 45…

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    Three personas of DNS in cybersecurity

    Cyber attackers leverage DNS differently for different outcomes: DNS as a facilitator, hostage, or weapon. How is your DNS being hijacked?

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    Is Network Resilience the New Metric for Federal Cybersecurity?

    Here at the AFCEA Homeland Security conference, we’re hearing a very different tone on cyber security than in years past.

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    Elevate Toronto 2017

    There is a major festival going on in Toronto where thousands of people clutch their show passes and fill theatres to fawn over their idols.

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    Network Virtualization is Like a Driverless Car

    How is Network Virtualization like a driverless car?

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    DNS and the Challenge of Advanced Persistent Threats

    Most cyber attacks are the online equivalent of a smash-and-grab robbery.

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    Why Client Facing DNS Firewalls are Critical to Network Security

    Ask any CISO what a perfect world looks like and you’ll no doubt hear, “Full network visibility to secure the enterprise with no possibility of…

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    Can traditional IT cut the cost of cybersecurity solutions?

    Where is the line between traditional IT administration and cyber security operations?

    Or is there a line at all?

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    Dispatch from DoDIIS 2017:  The Incredible Shrinking Decision Space

    Here at the DoDIIS 2017 conference, we’re hearing a lot about the role of cybersecurity in so-called “fifth generation warfare” – a concept with direct…

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    DNS Data: The New Cybersecurity Hero

    There is cruel irony in DNS. By their very nature, Domain Name Systems facilitate an internet-friendly naming environment making it simple and seamless for…

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    Federal IT: Sure, Your DNS is Compliant. But are You Secure?

    For Federal IT managers, compliance is a primary motivator.

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    DNS Digital Transformation Reduces Dell Outages to Zero

    What is digital transformation? According to InfoWorld, it’s simply the application of digital technologies to fundamentally impact all aspects of…

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    The Risks of Rube Goldberg DNS

    “A well-oiled machine.” That’s the highest compliment any network administrator can receive. In a business where people tend to focus on the negative,…

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    5 Burning Topics to Explore at Cisco Live 2017

    On June 25, BlueCat will be in Las Vegas as a proud partner in Cisco Live 2017.

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