ISC Press & Articles and Mentions

How Many Domains Are Secured by DNSSEC? InternetNews.com article

26 Aug 2009

In the summer of 2008, the Internet was rocked by the revelation that the Domain Name System (DNS), one of the core infrastructures of the Internet, was vulnerable to attack.

The ultimate solution to the DNS vulnerability is a technology that has been available since at least 2004, called DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) (define).

ISC, Afilias and Neustar Bring Secure DNS One Step Closer

10 Aug 2009

Redwood City, CA – August 10, 2009 – ISC, Afilias and Neustar Bring Secure DNS One Step Closer

In an enlightened example of cooperation among competitors to improve online security, Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) today announced that Afilias and Neustar, Inc. are working with ISC to support ISC’s DNSSEC Look-aside Validation (DLV) registry by providing secondary DNS service for the DLV zone.

DE-CIX Supports Deployment of F-root Servers in Frankfurt

04 Jun 2009

Frankfurt - June 4, 2009 - DE-CIX Supports Deployment of F-root Servers in Frankfurt. ISC has operated the "F" root domain server, one of the 13 Internet root name servers known as A-root through M-root, since 1994.

46 of the world’s root domain servers are F-roots, operated by ISC. If you are perplexed that 46 (the number of F-root servers) is greater than 13 (the number of root name servers), it is important to know that the "anycast" scheme is used to make the 46 servers collectively behave as 1 server.

ISC Commences Development of Next Generation Domain Name Server Architecture, BIND 10, with Unprecedented Community Sponsorship

22 Apr 2009

Redwood City, CA – April 22, 2009 – Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), with the support of industry leading sponsors, today reveals plans for BIND 10, the next leap forward in DNS server software. Japan Registry Services Co., Ltd. (JPRS) and Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) are patron sponsors of the multi-year effort committing both financial support and development resources.

Tata Communications and Internet Systems Consortium Partner for IPv6 Domain Name System Hosting

13 Oct 2008

Redwood City, CA and Mumbai -- Tata Communications, a leading provider of a new world of communications and Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC), a non-profit public benefit corporation, announced today that the companies will partner to provide best-in-class Domain Name System (DNS) Hosting Services for both enterprise and service provider customers. DNS provides critical functionality for the Internet.

NTT America and Internet Systems Consortium Advance IPv6

14 Jul 2008

Redwood City, CA, New York, NY - NTT America and Internet Systems Consortium Advance IPv6 for Open Source Community and General Public

ISC acts quickly to shield BIND user base

08 Jul 2008

Redwood City, CA - Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released several fixes for BIND9 in response to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) Vulnerability notice number 800113 regarding a DNS Cache Poisoning Issue. The basis for the vulnerability is inherent in the DNS protocol and not a flaw specific to BIND9, the leading s oftware implementation of the DNS protocol written and distributed by ISC.

CNNIC and ISC signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly carry out DNS software research and development.

12 Jun 2008

China - June 12, 2008 - In the just-concluded General Assembly of China's first domain name, "the Internet site of cutting-edge technology of the International Summit Forum", the China Internet

ISC Enhances Interoperability and Management with BIND 9.5

09 Jun 2008

Redwood City, CA - Internet Systems Consortium, Inc., a leader in Internet infrastructure software, has released version 9.5 of BIND, its industry standard Domain Name System (DNS) software. With over 18 months of development and testing, BIND 9.5 provides several internal processing improvements and feature additions, including an optional XML-based statistics channel and interoperability with Active Directory. BIND 9.5 is available for download today from Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) at http://www.isc.org/download.

BIND 8 End-of-Life Prompts Migration to New, More Advanced DNS Systems

10 Sep 2007

ISC and Infoblox Offer BIND 8 Transition Strategies

SANTA CLARA, CA

Infoblox Inc., and ISC today announced availability of several resources to assist enterprise IT departments in the transition from BIND 8 end-oflifed (EOLed) on Aug. 27, 2007 to new, more advanced BIND 9 DNS implementations.