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May 25, 2013

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Domain Name Systems
ALSO CALLED: DNS DEFINITION: A canonical name is the properly denoted host name of a computer or network server. A CNAME specifies an alias or nickname for a canonical host name record in a domain name system (DNS) database. In programming, the term "canonical" means "according to the rules." The DNS is the standard method of defining the locations of sites on the Internet, particularly Web sites.
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How a DNS Firewall Helps in the Battle Against Advanced Persistent Threat and Similar Malware sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: Uncover the role a DNS firewall can play in your security strategy for reducing loss of data due to stealthy advanced persistent threats (APTs) and other malware attacks. Posted: 24 Apr 2013 \| Published: 24 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Domain Name Systems \| Email Security \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Malware \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Managers \| Security Systems \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Management

What is DNS: Key Considerations Before Deploying Your Solution sponsored by CDNetworks WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the main requirements for an effective Domain Name System (DNS), the options for enabling DNS, and the key criteria to consider when choosing the best option for your organization. Posted: 03 Apr 2013 \| Published: 03 Apr 2013 TOPICS: Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Network Performance

Defeating Advanced Persistent Threat Malware sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: DNS-exploiting – or advanced persistent threat (APT) – malware is the most costly, sophisticated, and difficult of malwares to deal with. Did you know a DNS firewall can help? Read this whitepaper to learn more! Posted: 31 Jan 2013 \| Published: 31 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Domain Name Systems \| Firewall Appliances \| Firewall Management \| Malware \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Network Security Appliances \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Threats \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management

Why Anti-DDoS Products and Services are Critical for Today’s Business Environment sponsored by Arbor Networks WHITE PAPER: E-commerce is quickly becoming a popular way to do business. Online retail provides monetary benefits, but businesses have to ensure protection because any downtime could cause a major loss in profitability. Consult this white paper to examine why intrusion prevention devices and firewalls can fail to prevent distributed denial of service attacks. Posted: 22 Oct 2012 \| Published: 22 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Data Security \| Domain Name Systems \| Firewall Management \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Security \| Security Management

DNS: Risk, Reward and Managed Services sponsored by Verisign, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the pros and cons of in-house, ISP and managed service provider DNS management options. Posted: 11 Nov 2011 \| Published: 11 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Protocols \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Standards \| Security Threats

STATE OF DNS AVAILABILITY REPORT sponsored by Verisign, Inc. WHITE PAPER: View this informative white paper to learn more about the domain name system vulnerabilities that you should keep in mind for the busy season. Find out some of the challenges of availability and the impact downtime can have on your enterprise by accessing this resource. Posted: 26 Sep 2012 \| Published: 26 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Security \| Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Network Security \| Security \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Vulnerability Management \| Web Services \| Web Services Management

Cisco Prime Network Registrar sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn about a solution that will help you simplify the management of IP addresses and ease your transition to IPv6. Posted: 02 Jul 2012 \| Published: 29 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| IP \| IP Address Management \| IP Address Management Software \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| IP Videoconferences \| IPv6 \| Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management

IPv6 Transition Planning and Strategies for DHCP and DNS sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: IPv4 addresses are running out and service providers need to make immediate decisions regarding deployment of IPv6. This paper will outline strategic considerations and approaches to the transition to IPv6 in a service provider environment. Posted: 03 Aug 2011 \| Published: 03 Aug 2011 TOPICS: DHCP \| Domain Name Registration Systems \| Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| IPv6 \| Network Management \| Strategic Planning

EMC's Unified Infrastructure Manager Makes Vblock Sing sponsored by EMC WHITE PAPER: This report from Enterprise Management Associates discusses EMC Ionix Unified Infrastructure Manager (UIM) and how it integrates cross domain change and configuration management for Vblock using a single, common interface. Posted: 30 Mar 2011 \| Published: 30 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Construction \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Domain Name Systems \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Network Management \| Storage Management

Ensuring High Availability of Your Active Directory Forest sponsored by Quest Software, now a part of Dell WHITE PAPER: This Quest Software white paper explains the symptoms of a failing or failed domain or forest. It also discusses how you can best prepare for this failure, and compares manual forest recovery procedures with a powerful automated solution. Don’t be caught without an AD forest recovery plan in place! Read this Quest white paper today. Posted: 07 Mar 2011 \| Published: 07 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Active Directory \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Domain Name Systems \| Email Management \| High Availability \| Network Management

Diagnosing the Cause of Poor Application Performance sponsored by Fluke Networks WHITE PAPER: When troubleshooting application performance issues, there are two steps you can take. First, understand the common causes and, second, use the right tool to diagnose them. Read about these common causes and learn about using the right diagnostic tool to quickly identify and resolve a problem. Posted: 20 Oct 2010 \| Published: 20 Oct 2010 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Bandwidth Management \| Domain Name Systems \| ERP \| Network Management \| Troubleshooting \| WAN

Global Threat Trends - December 2009 sponsored by ESET WHITE PAPER: Review this report to see what threats had the highest number of detections in the past month according to the results of a sophisticated analysis provided by ESET's ThreatSense.Net. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 02 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Domain Name Systems \| Malware \| Phishing \| Reporting Software \| Security Threats \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Worms

Understanding Web Application Security Challenges sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper explains what you can do to help protect your organization, and it discusses an approach for improving your organization's Web application security. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Change Management \| Domain Name Systems \| Operating Systems \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Web Application Security

IP Address Management (IPAM) -- Preventing Network Downtime sponsored by BlueCat Networks WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the failsafe technologies that BlueCat Networks has incorporated into Proteus and Adonis (DNS/DHCP appliances) to protect against a wide variety of potential failure conditions. Posted: 03 Feb 2009 \| Published: 03 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Domain Name Systems \| Downtime \| IP \| IP Networks \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management Services \| Network Security

Removing Internet Anonymity Barriers with IP Intelligence sponsored by Digital Element WHITE PAPER: NetAcuity IP Intelligence technology provides an excellent way to non-invasively gather new intelligence about the online universe, and Digital Element delivers the de facto standard in IP Intelligence. Posted: 31 Jan 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Content Delivery \| Domain Name Systems \| IP Addresses \| Localization \| Online Advertising \| Personalization \| Search Engine Marketing \| Web Analytics \| Web Analytics Software \| Web Identities

Managing DNS Services for Greater Network Security and Availability sponsored by Neustar® WHITE PAPER: Learn how to manage your DNS services for greater network security and availability. Posted: 24 Aug 2007 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 TOPICS: DHCP \| Domain Name System Management \| Domain Name Systems \| IP Networks \| Network Convergence \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Security \| VoIP \| WLAN Management

Best Practices for Next-Generation IP Address Management sponsored by BT Diamond IP WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides IT professionals with a comprehensive guide for how to flawlessly execute tasks for IP management, and recommends best practices for simplifying the IP management process. Posted: 08 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2005 TOPICS: Best Practices \| DHCP \| Domain Name Systems \| IP Address Management \| IP Address Management Software \| IP Addresses

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