Kentik

OCTOBER 6, 2017

And Google disclosed seven vulnerabilities in DNS’ Dnsmasq software. A major Russian telecommunications company appears to have begun providing an internet connection to North Korea. Yet More DNS and DHCP Vulnerabilities (Google Blog). Most Companies Are Unprepared for DNS Attacks (HelpNetSecurity).

DNS 40

DNS Internet Network Networking 40

Kentik

JULY 6, 2017

HTTP and DNS in a 5G World (Network World) HTTP and DNS may be “household name protocols,” according to Network World contributor and wireless wiz Alan Carlton, but NFV and MEC could change that. Carlton notes, “HTTP will need to become more streamlined and lightweight to meet the high throughput and strict delay requirements of 5G.”

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5G DNS Network Networking 40

CATO Networks

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The following month, the Mirai botnet arranged 100,000 IoT devices to launch an attack on DYN , the DNS provider. Late last year, for example, attackers exploited a vulnerability in a brand of IoT cameras to launch a DDoS attack on the website of security expert Brian Krebs. The industry has responded with numerous efforts and initiatives.

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IoT Government Internet Telecommunications 52

CATO Networks

AUGUST 17, 2021

MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) routes traffic over telecommunications networks using short path labels instead of longer network addresses. DNS The Domain Name Service (DNS ) is the address book of the Internet.

Network 52

Network Networking NaaS SASE 52

Kentik

JUNE 5, 2023

In November 2018, MainOne, a large telecommunications company in Nigeria, leaked routes received from a number of its peers , including major content distribution networks, to its upstream transit providers. In 2018, attackers employed a BGP hijack that redirected traffic to Amazon’s authoritative DNS service.

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IP Address DNS Internet Routers 145

CloudFaire

APRIL 22, 2025

According to a January 2 alert published on social media by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, the cable fault occurred near Qatar , and would likely impact user experience across the country. DNS resolver in this case. As expected, traffic dropped immediately, as seen in the HTTP and DNS request graphs below.

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Internet IP Address DNS Media 89

CloudFaire

JANUARY 21, 2025

HTTPS in legitimate traffic and DDoS attacks: 2024 Q4 Layer 3/Layer 4 DDoS attacks The top three most common Layer 3/Layer 4 (network layer) attack vectors were SYN flood (38%), DNS flood attacks (16%), and UDP floods (14%). Top L3/4 DDoS attack vectors: 2024 Q4 An additional common attack vector, or rather, botnet type, is Mirai.

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IP Address Network Networking Internet 135