Security archives
Protect Your Network, Protect Your House: Takeaways from the Capital Cybersecurity Summit
On November 14 and 15, the Northern Virginia Technology Council hosted the second annual Capital Cybersecurity Summit in Virginia.
Breach, Blame, Repeat
World renowned cyber security expert, Dick Clarke, advises on breaking the cycle of breach and blame by evolving the role of the CISO.
DNS as a Weapon in Cyber Security
Bad actors know that DNS makes a great weapon in producing massive amounts of traffic for successful DDoS attacks. Here’s how.
DNS as Facilitator in Cyber Security
The first DNS persona in this 3-part series, DNS as Facilitator is the naive resolver in helping malware spread throughout your networks.
DNS as Hostage in Cyber Security
DNS is easily recruited as a naive messenger for malicious cyber activity. ‘DNS as Hostage’ is the 2nd in this 3-part series by BlueCat.
DNS: A Security Differentiator for System Integrators
At BlueCat’s first annual System Integrator Summit, companies in the Federal system integrator and partner community met to learn more about the strong…
Vote NO on Exposed Voter Data
Do you remember where you were between June 1 and June 12, 2017?
Secure Electronic Voting Through DNS
With the November 7 election looming, state and local governments are scrambling to secure their electoral systems.
How DDoS attacks use DNS as a weapon
Bad actors know that DoS and DDoS attacks can use DNS as a weapon to cause spectacular web crashes that bring critical business services to their knees.
Breach, blame, repeat: The hard truths of today’s CISO
In this webinar, cybersecurity and counterterrorism expert DIck Clarke warns that it’s no longer a matter of if, but when, an IT breach will occur.
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.
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.