Computers can interpret only a series of numbers and thus, DNS (Domain Name System) was created to translate domains from the web browser into IP addresses. In this post, we will learn about a free ...

All versions of Windows Server from 2003 to 2019 are vulnerable to a newly identified vulnerability, dubbed SigRed, in Windows DNS, the domain name system service provided by Microsoft in Windows ...

A critical vulnerability that’s been sitting in Microsoft’s Windows DNS Server for almost two decades could be exploited to gain Domain Administrator privileges and compromise the entire corporate ...

Remote code execution vulnerabilities that affect the core networking components of operating systems are rare these days, but when they happen, the IT industry is put on alert because they are among ...

The critical remote code execution security vulnerability in Windows DNS known as SIGRed has received a micropatch for servers without an Extended Security Updates (ESU) license. SIGRed can be ...

'This vulnerability has been in Microsoft code for more than 17 years; so if we found it, it is not impossible to assume that someone else already found it as well,' says security firm Check Point. A ...

DNS over TLS or DoT is an encrypted DNS protocol. It is considered an alternative to DNS over HTTPS (DoH). In this post, we will see how you can enable DNS over TLS in Windows 11 and what this ...

My older kid was trying to apply for college at a university in Florida. Perversely, its website refused to appear. He tried Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on his Mac and Safari on his iPhone. Only his ...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday announced the release of an emergency directive on patching a Windows Server Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability ...

System admins need to patch servers as quickly as possible System admins need to patch servers as quickly as possible is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Security vulnerabilities that rate a "perfect" 10 under the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) are, thankfully, few and far between. That high severity rating not only means that the ...