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The Domain Name System plays a vital role in the daily operation of the internet, translating human-friendly domain names into machine-friendly IP addresses. Every time a user types a web address into their browser, their device must resolve that name into an address through a series of DNS queries. If this process were to occur…

The Domain Name System was conceived in a time when the internet was largely an English-speaking, ASCII-centric environment. DNS, in its original form, supported a very narrow character set—only the letters A through Z (case-insensitive), the digits 0 through 9, and hyphens. This limitation, based on the US-ASCII character encoding, served well in the early…

As the Domain Name System grew into one of the internet’s most critical infrastructures, the lack of built-in security features in its original design became a growing concern. DNS was built for availability and scalability, but not for authenticity or integrity. This left it vulnerable to a variety of attacks, the most notorious being DNS…

As the internet grew from a research network into a global communications infrastructure, the systems underpinning it faced unprecedented demands. Among the most critical of these systems is the Domain Name System, or DNS, which acts as the internet’s directory service, translating human-readable domain names into machine-understandable IP addresses. At the very top of the…

As the Domain Name System matured beyond its initial implementation in the early 1980s, the need for more nuanced and flexible methods of managing domain names became increasingly apparent. Among the many innovations introduced during this period, the Canonical Name record, or CNAME, emerged as a key solution to a persistent challenge in DNS administration—how…

In the earliest days of the internet—before it even bore that name—the process of resolving hostnames to numerical IP addresses was rudimentary but effective for the scale of the time. The ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, was a closed network of computers mostly used by research institutions and government agencies. In such a…

Domain hijacking is often assumed to be a purely technical crime, carried out through hacking tools or exploitation of software vulnerabilities. However, one of the most effective and widely used methods by attackers is social engineering—a technique that manipulates human behavior to bypass security controls. Social engineering is not about breaking through firewalls or brute-forcing…

Domain hijacking is not only a serious security breach and a threat to ownership rights, but it also has profound and often long-lasting consequences for a website’s search engine rankings. When a domain is taken over by an unauthorized party, the damage extends far beyond immediate downtime or loss of control. It can unravel years…

Securing your registrar account is one of the most crucial steps you can take to protect your digital assets from domain hijacking. Your registrar account is effectively the control panel for your domain names, and unauthorized access to it can lead to catastrophic losses, including the complete transfer or destruction of your online identity. As…

Conducting an internal audit of domain permissions is one of the most critical and overlooked components of a sound cybersecurity strategy. Domain names are the gateway to all digital operations—websites, applications, email, APIs, and user authentication mechanisms. If a malicious actor gains control over a domain, they can reroute web traffic, intercept emails, impersonate legitimate…