DNS Attacks Grow More Frequent and Costly

DNS Attacks Grow More Frequent and CostlyDomain name server (DNS) attacks have grown in frequency and cost, according to multiple research reports published this week.The Domain Fraud Threats Report from Proofpoint found that Chengdu West Dimension Digital, NameSilo, Public Domain Registry and GoDaddy are the top fraudulent domains. Of the millions of fraudulent domains registered, 1 in 4 have security certificates and more than 90% remain active on a live server. In addition, more than 15% have