Oracle is acquiring DNS and internet performance provider Dyn. The announcement was made earlier today. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. It'll probably take several months for the deal to close and for now nothing will change for any of DYN's clients. Here's the press release: Oracle today announced that it has signed an agreement to … [Read more...] about Oracle To Acquire Dyn
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Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again
A Brazilian judge has ordered the blocking of WhatsApp. The order came in the last couple of days and has been reported in mainstream media: The Intercept The NextWeb The blocking order means that 100 million Brazilian users of WhatsApp are cut off. AFNIC's Stéphane Bortzmeyer did a bit of digging around using RIPE's Atlas probes and the blocking can be seen clearly … [Read more...] about Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again
IE Zone Now DNSSEC Enabled
As of about 45 minutes ago the .ie zone has had DNSSEC turned on. For the next few months DS records will be processed manually Here's the full announcement: IEDR are pleased to announce the deployment of DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) for the .ie country code top level domain (ccTLD). This protocol will enable service providers to offer additional security for DNS … [Read more...] about IE Zone Now DNSSEC Enabled
Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51
Registrars and registries have to work together. It's a reality. While relations between the two groups can be fantastic, there are also plenty of instances where at the operational level things are a little "strained". Those issues stem a lot of the time from technical issues, limitations and possibly "design choices". There are a lot of very intelligent people working in … [Read more...] about Registration Operations Association Kick Off Meeting at ICANN 51
Paul Vixie: The Openness of the Internet is Poisoning Us
Paul Vixie recently gave a presentation at a security conference in the Netherlands entitled "Defective by Design -- How the Internet's Openness is Slowly Poisoning Us " It's a provocative title for a talk and this interview he gave at the conference is well worth watching. Watch it and make up your own mind: http://youtu.be/J0YxPqdFtZ4 Related articles ISC … [Read more...] about Paul Vixie: The Openness of the Internet is Poisoning Us