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    DNSSEC, DNS over HTTPS & DNS Flag Day – What’s the Difference?

    …and DNS server are no longer plain text. DNSSEC is a protocol extension to a DNS server that allows you to establish a chain of trust, so that the…

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    The top four DNS response codes and what they mean

    Every DNS query gets a response. Stay on top of your network activity with BlueCat by understanding the four most common DNS response codes.

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    BlueCat recognized as Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion 2020

    Breaking down our three-pronged approach to an inclusive (and awesome) workplace culture.

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    IT Pros Debate: Guilty Networks, Speaking Up The Stack, and Essential Career Skills

    In the spirit of breaking down barriers, IT professionals discuss guilty networks, speaking up the stack, and essential career skills.

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    A future-ready network needs to support edge computing

    If the last decade has taught us anything, there’s not much we can predict. At one point, we even thought 4.2 billion IP addresses would be enough. Sorry,…

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    What you can learn from an NXDOMAIN response

    At a basic level, an NXDOMAIN response means “that site does not exist.” But it can also provide critical clues about your network’s security.

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    Trends that drove a decade of change in networking

    While some changes were minimal, others were monumental.

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    DNS Automation: Adding host records with ServiceNow

    With the ServiceNow-certified BlueCat DDI Service Catalog, you can automate adding host records in ServiceNow and streamline your IP address management.

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    Is the Gartner SASE model the future of networking?

    The Gartner SASE model foreshadows the convergence of network and security solutions, which will mean significant changes in network operations.

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    Protect your network from DNS hijacking

    Learn about the three types of DNS hijacking, how to protect your network, and how BlueCat’s platform can further enhance your network security.

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    What is DNS poisoning and how to prevent it

    DNS poisoning (aka DNS cache poisoning or DNS spoofing) uses security gaps in the DNS protocol to redirect internet traffic to malicious websites.

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    What you missed at Move the Dial’s Global Summit

    Last week, 2800 people gathered in Toronto for the #movethedial Global Summit. With the  mission to advance the leadership and participation of all…

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    Ease your transition to IPv6 DNS

    Moving to IPv6 DNS may seem daunting. If you’re making the jump to IPv6, BlueCat’s platform is ready to help cushion your landing.

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    The key to successful security programs? Look to your business

    Conducting security risk analysis is a challenge. Start with your business leaders, who can speak to their operations best.

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    DoD’s JEDI cloud contract is awarded. Now what?

    Microsoft won DoD’s huge JEDI cloud contract (for now). BlueCat can help agencies prepare their networks for the coming migration to the cloud.

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    Tech Field Day 20: Everyone we’re psyched to see

    Tech Field Day brings IT pros together each year. Here’s who we’re psyched to meet (or see again–which is even sweeter) at this year’s event.

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    3 Takeaways from the “DNS over HTTPS and Beyond” Webinar with Paul Vixie

    Insights include the power of DNS, the challenges businesses face today, and the controversial DNS over HTTPS (and what it means for enterprises).

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    DNS over HTTPS: what, why, and who cares

    Encrypting DNS queries and responses over HTTPS has long sparked robust debate, with interest from numerous stakeholders. Learn more with BlueCat.

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    Paying it forward with BlueCat’s referral program

    If you’re more concerned with a career than a job, just any role won’t do. You’re taking into consideration a company culture and growth…

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    6 DNS Horror Stories that will Spook Your IT Team this Halloween

    What’s the scariest thing that has ever happened to you? Is it a mysterious shadow in your hallway at night? Nearly losing your child in a crowd? For…

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    How one BlueCat is contributing to the cybersecurity community

    We know every October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Companies remind us how to spot phishing emails and create better passwords. The media tells us how…

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    BlueCat Becomes Move The Dial Corporate Partner

    I could start this post by telling you how many of us at BlueCat are women, or how many of BlueCat’s leaders are women. That would be missing the point.…

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    DNS migration:  Moving from homegrown BIND DNS to the BlueCat Adaptive DNS solution

    In two recent posts, we talked about the operational downsides of homegrown BIND DNS infrastructures, and how it can stand in the way of digital…

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    How Brooklyn Nine-Nine S6E14 got cybersecurity all wrong

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s writers have a great cybersecurity vocabulary, but not a great understanding of how cybersecurity works. BlueCat breaks it down.

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