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Issue Highlight: Perspectives on DNS Security             Exclusive bloxTV™ Interview with Cricket Liu      6 Questions about the recent DNS exploit answered by Cricket (12 minutes)   DNS Security Center Now Live   Mr. Ponytail – Our Video Tribute to a DNS Hero   DNS Audit Guidelines - How to Assess an Infrastructure   Webinar: CERT DNS Advisory with Cricket Liu and Dan Kaminsky   July CERT Advisory   Industry Articles

Other:             Notable News   Riverbed Partnership Update   Infoblox Events         Next Issue:           bloxTV will interview Cricket about the new era in DNS security and what organizations need to do in order to properly protect their infrastructure.

Furrier Asks Cricket about DNS Security In this 12 minute high level overview IT personality, blogger and Podtech founder John Furrier talks to DNS expert Cricket Liu about the DNS exploit and what it means for DNS security. John asks Cricket about why the vulnerability attracted so much press and blog attention and how it compares to other known vulnerabilities from a security standpoint. Cricket also places the Kaminsky exploit within the context of other known exploits and explains why it signals a new era in DNS management and security requirements. bloxTV Episode 1 (12 minutes):    Implications of the Kaminsky DNS exploit     DNS Security Center News and Resources to Help you Better Secure your Network Want to stay up-to-date on DNS vulnerability tools, news and advice? Infoblox has created the first go to resource center for IT professionals looking for information on DNS security. You’ll find some of the best news coverage on the Web, information-packed webinars, invaluable tools and expert perspectives on securing and auditing DNS infrastructure. You’ll want to bookmark this site, as we’ll be adding content regularly to keep you up-to-date and informed. Learn More         Ponytail Guy Tribute Infoblox Salutes the DNS Hero Watch this 3 minute video and join us in celebrating the guy who keeps the network up and running: the Ponytail Guy. You know him. He’s the quirky, irreplaceable expert with the “extreme” hobbies and interests. And Infoblox is here to help him enhance network uptime and security so that he can also maintain his skill levels on “other” pursuits. The payoff: Mr. Ponytail survives his hobbies, and your network is more secure and available than ever. Watch Now         DNS Audit Guidelines The Industry’s First Comprehensive Checklist If you’re involved with auditing DNS infrastructure you’ll want to refer to this information-packed 3 page white paper authored by Cricket Liu; it is the industry’s first comprehensive checklist for addressing DNS infrastructure security, compliance and resilience. Download Now         CERT DNS Advisory Webinar Featuring Dan Kaminsky and Cricket This timely 30-slide webinar features two of the world’s leading authorities on DNS security. Dan Kaminsky and Cricket Liu share their perspectives on Kaminsky’s DNS exploit discovery and steps to take for protecting your DNS infrastructure. You can quickly navigate between topics of interest, gathering the information you need as quickly as possible. Note: This on-demand event was recorded in July 2008 (before Dan’s Black Hat presentation). Watch Now     JULY CERT Advisory Most Austrian Name Servers Unpatched As Kaminsky’s exploit discovery leaked from the security blogs, service providers were put on notice to patch their name servers. This CERT report acknowledged that plenty of work remained, as most Austrian name servers were unpatched as of July 24 according to this CERT report. This 13 page report also contains references to other reports based on research run outside of Austria with similar findings. Learn More

Cloud Computing and Internet Infrastructure Archimedius Blog: Is the Internet Ready for Cloud Computing? - Greg Ness While the media and blogosphere gets excited about the coming shift to cloud computing and Infoblox blogger wonders if the Internet is really ready for the security and traffic demands. > Learn More     More DNS Patches on the Way Dark Reading: Threat from DNS Bug Isn’t Over Experts Say - Tim Wilson “Further patches expected by year’s end; basic flaws in Internet technology still unresolved.” > Learn More     Internet Traffic Report Shows Slowing Growth Network World: Internet Traffic Growth Slowing - Jim Duffy “Despite prognostications that the Internet is about to collapse from the weight of traffic growth — especially video — international Internet traffic grew 53% between mid-2007 and mid-2008, down from 61% the preceding year, according to a market research firm.” > Learn More

Notable News Play Ball! Arizona Diamondbacks Score with Infoblox From the VP of IT for this highly successful major league baseball franchise: “Prior to Infoblox, we were using a general purpose server-based; this system was inherently insecure and difficult and timely to patch and upgrade,” said Christine Stoffel, the D-backs’ vice president of IT. “The Infoblox appliances have unique technology that provides secure and reliable core network services we know we can count on.” Details More Notable News         Riverbed Partners with Infoblox Consolidate Core Network Services on Riverbed Infoblox is now shipping a Virtual NIOS Appliance for Riverbed Steelhead appliances in the branch office. This solution provides network administrators with all of the benefits of local delivery of core network services in the branch office, reduces space, power and operating costs, and retains the centralized management and resiliency features offered by the grid. Learn More     Infoblox Events Come Meet Us On Line or In Person Coming up next week is a Tech Talk online event co-sponsored by Infoblox and DNSSTUFF featuring Cricket, DNS luminaries Scott Perry and Paul Parisi and Matt Larson, VP DNS Research at Verisign. We’ll be in Dallas on September 23rd at the Network World IT Roadmap conference. Details

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