Activity #2- DNS Security (partners)
This system however was not designed to be secure and has resulted in some major security incidents over time.

  1. Handout: “Research: DNS in the Real World”
  2. Assign article topics to students. – provide online links.
  3. Have students read and complete handout.
  4. Students will continue to mix through the room and share and record the topic and key points in the “Jig Saw” section of the handout.

Growing Threat of DDoS on DNS
http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123459033/growing-threat-ddos-attacks-dns  

The Details Behind a Denial of Service Attack: What it is, Why it Matters, and What You can do to Stop it
http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/the-details-behind-a-denial-of-service-attack-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-what-you-can-do-to-stop-it-01241089

How to Launch a 65Gbps DDoS, and How to Stop One
https://blog.cloudflare.com/65gbps-ddos-no-problem/

How DNS Works
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2889392/like-google-in-vietnam-lenovo-tripped-up-by-a-dns-attack.html

DDoS Attacks Against NATO Likely DNS Amplification or NTP Reflection, Expert Suggests
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/news/ddos-attacks-against-nato-likely-dns-amplification-or-ntp-reflection-expert-suggests/

DNS Flood DDoS Attack Hit Video Gaming Industry with 90 Million Requests per Second
http://thehackernews.com/2014/06/dns-flood-ddos-attack-hit-video-gaming.html

St. Louis Federal Reserve Suffers DNS Breach
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/05/st-louis-federal-reserve-suffers-dns-breach/

China Great Firewall Causing DDoS Attacks
http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/01/26/china-great-firewall-causing-ddos-attacks/

Turkish ISPs Intercept Google DNS Service to Spy on Internet Users
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/4998/20140331/turkish-isps-intercept-google-dns-services-to-spy-on-internet-users.htm

DDoS Attacks Double But Could go Bigger Still With IPv6
http://www.scmagazineuk.com/ddos-attacks-double-but-could-go-bigger-still-with-ipv6/article/415736/

New Zealand Internet Providers Threatened with Legal Action for Providing Access to US Netflix
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/04/10/new-zealand-internet-providers-threatened-with-legal-action-for-providing-access-to-us-netflix/