DNS

IID (Internet Identity), a provider of technology and services that help organizations secure Internet presence, announced in its “Q3 State of DNS Report” that it has identified major online security holes for U.S. government organizations. The report states that major part of Federal agency run .gov domains are not signing their DNS (Domain Name System) with DNSSEC (Domain Name Security Extensions) despite a December 2009 Federal deadline for adoption. DNSSEC is designed to ensure DNS entries

This week addressing the Government Advisory Committee meeting Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers stated that more concerted efforts are needed to protect the DNS because it is under more attacks, is fragile and vulnerable, and "can stop any time."

Beckstrom touched upon DNS abuse cases by some unspecified countries and promised to write to GAC members for more information and advice on DNS in their countries.

A DNS hijacking attack left Twitter temporarily affected for about an hour early on Friday.

The initial attack has left many users scratching their heads while spreading the belief that Twitter's servers themselves were commandeered by hackers in the name of the "Iranian Cyber Army".

Not so.

 On Wednesday September 30 an 11-year series of memorandums of understanding between ICANN and the US Department of Commerce expired. The same day the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers reached a new agreement with the DOC that allows the nonprofit greater independence, while giving more countries oversight of the organization.