"72% of Organizations Experienced a DNS Attack in the Last Year"

Researchers at Neustar International Security Council (NISC) found that nearly three-quarters (72%) of organizations have suffered a domain name system (DNS) attack in the last 12 months.  Of those organizations affected, 61% were targeted on multiple occasions, while 11% have been victimized regularly.  The researchers noted that DNS attacks are generally a lower concern for security pros than vectors like ransomware, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and targeted account hacking.  The researchers stated that DNS attacks are becoming increasingly menacing to organizations. According to the researchers, 55% of security professionals consider DNS compromise an increasing threat compared to 47% in October 2020.  The most common types of DNS attacks experienced in the last 12 months were DNS hijacking (47%), DNS flood, reflection or amplification attacks that segued into DDoS (46%), DNS tunneling (35%), and cache poisoning (33%).

Infosecurity reports: "72% of Organizations Experienced a DNS Attack in the Last Year"