Firefox enables DNS-over-HTTPS by default (with Cloudflare) for all U.S. users

If you use the Firefox web browser, here's an important update that you need to be aware of. Starting today, Mozilla is activating the DNS-over-HTTPS security feature by default for all Firefox users in the U.S. by automatically changing their DNS server configuration in the settings. That means,...

Firefox Enables DNS over HTTPS

This is good news: Whenever you visit a website -- even if it's HTTPS enabled -- the DNS query that converts the web address into an IP address that computers can read is usually unencrypted. DNS-over-HTTPS, or DoH, encrypts the request so that it can't be intercepted or hijacked in order to send...

CVE-2019-15126 aka Kr00k

An issue was discovered on Broadcom Wi-Fi client devices. Specifically timed and handcrafted traffic can cause internal errors related to state transitions in a WLAN device that lead to improper layer 2 Wi-Fi encryption with a consequent possibility of information disclosure over the air for a...

Android Ups the Mobile Security Ante with Default TLS Encryption

A full 80 percent of Android apps are encrypting their traffic by default, according to a Transport Layer Security TLS adoption update from Google. That percentage is even greater for apps targeting Android 9 and higher, with 90 percent of those encrypting traffic by default, the tech giant said ...

Firefox DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and Enterprise Threat Protector

Recursive DNS communications are normally unencrypted between a client and a resolver. In an effort to improve user privacy and address security concerns, Mozilla announced it would begin enabling DNS over HTTPS DoH by default in its Firefox browser. However, Mozilla recognized it would be...

Google to Experiment 'DNS over HTTPS' (DoH) Feature in Chrome 78

Immediately after Mozilla announced its plan to soon enable 'DNS over HTTPS ' DoH by default for Firefox users in the United States, Google today says it is planning an experiment with the privacy-focused technology in its upcoming Chrome 78. Under development since 2017, 'DNS over HTTPS' perform...

Google to Experiment 'DNS over HTTPS' (DoH) Feature in Chrome 78

Immediately after Mozilla announced its plan to soon enable 'DNS over HTTPS' DoH by default for Firefox users in the United States, Google today says it is planning an experiment with the privacy-focused technology in its upcoming Chrome 78. Under development since 2017, 'DNS over HTTPS' performs...

goDoH - A DNS-over-HTTPS C2

godoh is a proof of concept Command and Control framework, written in Golang, that uses DNS-over-HTTPS as a transport medium. Currently supported providers include Google, Cloudflare but also contains the ability to use traditional DNS. Installation All you would need are the godoh binaries...

Google Announces DNS over HTTPS 'General Availability'

Google announced general availability of its Public DNS-over-HTTPS service Wednesday, based on the Internet Engineering Task Force’s RFC 8484 standard. The move is a culmination of three years of Google fine-tuning DNS over HTTPS, otherwise known as DoH. “Today we are announcing general...

Architectural paths for evolving the DNS

The Domain Name System DNS is one of the Internet's fundamental systems, providing the top-level hierarchy for naming Internet resources. One of its purposes is to act as a sort of phonebook, allowing names such as "www.example.com" to be resolved to resource information, such as server IP...

How to Make Your Internet Faster with Privacy-Focused 1.1.1.1 DNS Service

Cloudflare, a well-known Internet performance and security company, announced the launch of 1.1.1.1—world's fastest and privacy-focused secure DNS service that not only speeds up your internet connection but also makes it harder for ISPs to track your web history. Domain Name System DNS resolver,...

Mozilla Tests DNS over HTTPS: Meets Some Privacy Pushback

The Mozilla Foundation is testing a new mechanism for securing domain name server traffic that uses the encrypted HTTPS channel. It is an attempt to speed up the internet, reduce the threat of man-in-the-middle attacks and keep prying eyes from monitoring what users do online. Starting in the nex...

CVE-2010-0597

CVE-2010-0597 affects Cisco Network Building Mediator (NBM) products via the Mediator Framework. Vulnerable are Cisco NBM-2400/4800 and Richards‑Zeta Mediator 2500 firmware releases: Mediator Framework 1.5.x before 1.5.1.build.14-eng, 2.2.x before 2.2.1.dev.1, and 3.0.x before 3.0.9.release.1. An...

CVE-2010-0597

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Mediator Framework 1.5.1 before 1.5.1.build.14-eng, 2.2 before 2.2.1.dev.1, and 3.0 before 3.0.9.release.1 on the Cisco Network Building Mediator NBM-2400 and NBM-4800 and the Richards-Zeta Mediator 2500 allows remote authenticated users to read or modify the...