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DNS cache poisoning

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DNS cache poisoning

Injecting false information into the caches of the DNS system so that future requests are diverted to another site. In July 1997, Eugene Kashpureff inserted fraudulent information into the DNS, causing users going to the Network Solutions Web site to be rerouted to his Alternic site. See DNSSec, DNS hijacking and pharming.



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The Ally ip100 is designed to protect small-to-medium-sized business networks, as well as an Enterprise's wireless access points and branch or remote offices from network reconnaissance, zero-day attacks, DNS cache poisoning and denial of service attacks.
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