DNS Vulnerability - IMPORTANT

There's been a vulnerability found in DNS (core service to how we browse the internet/etc). It's quite scary and will probably wreak much damage in the coming months. The best you can do is make sure you're using DNS servers that have been patched. You can test if your DNS servers are vulnerable to attack by visiting this site:

https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/services/dnsentropy

Read more about the vulnerability here:

• http://www.doxpara.com/
• http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/details-of-dns.html
• http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/07/dns-flaw-worse-thought
  

This is not a drill ;) This is very real with very *real* consequences!

If you find that your DNS servers are vulnerable you can raise the issue with your ISP, or use different DNS servers that are not vulnerable. Here are a few FREE services that can help:

• http://www.opendns.com/
• http://DNSresolvers.com