Last week a flaw was found that affects all versions of the BIND 9 software. This denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was rated critical by the Internet System Consortium (ISC) as it is difficult to defend against. The flaw named CVE-2015-5477, relates specifically to TKEY queries and allows for hackers to launch DoS attacks. When exploited this vulnerability can be used to crash both authoritative and recursive DNS servers. Continue Reading
In just one month No-IP will be at ISC West! We are attending to introduce our newest product Managed Access. This product provides remote access via Dynamic DNS on a custom domain with easy account management and optional installation support. Our team will be at the trade show all three days, ready to show how Managed Access can benefit your business. You can visit our booth, 30107, starting April 15. Be sure to also check out our Twitter and Facebook for exclusive updates and information during the show.
So what won’t you want to miss at ISC West this year?
Playing games on your own dedicated game server is a fun and safe way to play with your friends. And with No-IP it is easy to set-up a game server. Minecraft is definitely the most popular choice, and millions of people play it daily, but it’s not the only choice. There are many other games you can play and as they say, variety is the spice of life. Remember, you have to have the server packs or server instances of each game, not just a single server for all the games. So try out these 4 other games that you can install on your dedicated server.
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No-IP has always been vocal about its support for an open and free Internet. Over the last year, a proposed end to Net Neutrality was discussed by the FCC. Why? Because Internet Service Providers were arguing that in order for them to grow and expand access to the Internet, they should be able to charge more to certain content providers. Particularly ones that are a heavy burden on their networks, i.e. Netflix, Hulu, etc. Essentially they were proposing a fast lane and slow lane on the Internet. If a site wanted their content to get to its users, it would be expected to pay more money to get into the fast lane, or risk being filtered into the slow lane.
However, this type of censorship by ISPs wouldn’t help them expand access to the Internet, it would greatly reduce it. In reality, the ISP’s would just gain the power to favor certain content and limit other content. That means that even though they would be building bigger and better infrastructure for the Internet, only some sites will benefit from it. An Internet that treats data equally is what we need and today we got that!
“The action that we take today is an irrefutable reflection of the principle that no one — whether government or corporate — should control free open access to the Internet,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said.
Today the FCC voted 3-2 to pass a Net Neutrality rule protecting the Internet. Now, ISP’s will be watched more closely. This rule will prevent these companies from treating certain content providers more preferentially than others. Meaning that Hulu can’t pay their ISP more money to gain better access to their customers.
The vote also reclassified broadband under Title II of the Communications Act. Under Title II, broadband will be regulated similarly to utilities like water and power. This is important because now it recognizes broadband as a telecommunications service, which gives the FCC the right to prevent these companies from creating the previously mention Internet slow lanes.
