Introduction to Network Trace Analysis 4: DNS (it’s always DNS)

Howdy everyone! I’m back to talk about one of my favorite causes of heartache, the domain name system (DNS). This will be our first foray into an application layer protocol. The concept of DNS is simple enough, but it can lead to some confusing situations if you don’t keep its function…

11/12/2023Core Infrastructure and Security Blog

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