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    Australia has backed the current Internet governance regime in the wake of the Bush administration's surprise announcement it would not relinquish control of the Net to any other body.

  • Key Internet server moved for security

    One of the 13 key servers that let people get around on the Internet was moved this week due to security concerns, said VeriSign, the company that runs the machine.

  • Defending the DNS

    The domain name system was designed to distribute authority, making organisations literally "masters of their own domain." But with this mastery comes the responsibility of contributing to the defense of the DNS.

  • Attack targets .info domain system

    Attackers flood another domain name system with a deluge of data in an online assault that resembles last month's attempt to cripple DNS root servers.

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  • Keeping ahead of DNS attacks

    The domain name system--the global directory that maps names to Internet protocol addresses--was designed to distribute authority, making organisations literally "masters of their own domain".

  • How to solve IP host name resolution problems

    There are several layers of complexity in IP host name resolution that can make the process error filled. Here's how you can fix these problems quickly.

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