DNS - The GLOBE Program Selects Dynamic Network Services

The GLOBE Program, a .gov domain, has selected the Dynect Platform from Dynamic Network Services, a global specialist in managed DNS services.

 

The company's enterprise managed DNS offering will be used to implement the DNSSEC “DNS Security Extensions” mandate made by the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget “OMB.”

 

Security is an important issue in the cyber world and enterprises prefer DNSSEC “DNS Security Extensions” as it adds a layer of security to the DNS that verifies identity and authenticity of domain names when being accessed by an Internet user.

 

Those adopting this security measure know that they have taken the right step in preventing against the Internet's most dangerous types of DNS attacks. This security check helps them to combat instances of phishing and cache poisoning which is infamous for redirecting Web sites and stealing sensitive information.

 

In the summer of 2009, Dyn became the first managed DNS provider to offer DNS Security Extensions to its clients on the Dynect Platform. It has been a year since the company reached this milestone and now it is experienced in operating DNSSEC.

 

The GLOBE Program helps people to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system. The members of this program have the opportunity to work closely with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.

 

'We were required by NASA to migrate our .gov domain to use DNSSEC, and we were fortunate that Dynect had an option to assist us with this. The transition was smooth, the customer service was responsive, and the user interface made the rather complicated process quite simple,' said Mark Sallee, systems administrator for the GLOBE Program.