There is a threat lurking behind every online interaction that was first recognized nearly three decades ago, but very little has been done to fix it. It’s only a matter of time before the unimaginable becomes reality — life without the Internet. The race is on to get ahead of the danger and protect the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure of the Internet before the worst-case scenario ends the Internet as we know it.
Based on decades of experience acquired by author Craig Mac Kinder as an information technology and cybersecurity expert, Cyberdefense: Domain Name Systems as the Next Public Utility is a multi-layered, comprehensive, extensively researched solution to the DNS threat. The way out of this imminent peril begins with securing online data by localizing queries to secure municipal DNS servers nationwide.
The DNS is a fundamental and critical part of our global infrastructure, yet most users have no idea what it is, how it works, or how the DNS contributes to the overall stability of the Internet. This book explains the DNS in ways the average reader will easily digest and understand. The menace to Internet security is laid out and then confronted as the pros and cons of the existing partial solutions are explored. Finally, this book delivers an explanation of how local governments will provide universal Internet access to the public as the best mitigation for insecure DNS infrastructure.
Table of Content
Foreword by Jeff Greenfield
Introduction
PART ONE: HOW WE GOT HERE
1 Pandemic Proves ‘Internet Is Essential’
2 The Orgs That Created (and Control) the Internet
3 The ARPANET’s Achilles’ Heel
PART TWO: DNS –THE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF THE DNS
4 Crash Course in Current DNS Security
5 The DNS Threat Assessment
6 DNS Security Vulnerabilities and the Impact on Internet Infrastructure
PART THREE: SOLUTIONS
7 Controversy Around Encrypted DNS
8 Controversy Around Encrypted DNS — DNSSEC
9 Controversy Around Encrypted DNS — Do T and Do H
10 Solution — Diversify DNS Servers
PART FOUR: CONCLUSION
11 The Argument for Control of Local DNS Servers by Government
12 The Role for Corporations
13 The Role for IT Security Professionals
14 Action Plan for DNS Public/Private Partnerships
Essential Terms We Need to Know (DNS Cheat Sheet)
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
CRAIG MACKINDER is the author of Security and Privacy in an IT World. His information technology and cybersecurity leadership experiences encompass business formation, personnel management, technology implementations, software development, and IT regulatory compliance. He is a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a certified cloud security professional (CCSP), and provides IT management consulting for government agencies, privately held corporations, publicly traded companies, and individuals.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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