July 17, 2025
Vercara’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – July 4 – July 10, 2025
This week’s OSINT report: Batavia Windows Spyware, Gold Melody IAB Exploits, DoNot APT Expands, LoptikMod Malware, RondoDox Botnet
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July 16, 2025
Trust Anchor In DNS: What It Is and Why It Matters
DNS analysis reveals a 26.9% spike in trust anchor lookups—highlighting rising DNSSEC adoption to combat hijacking, spoofing, and tampering. Learn why trust anchors matter.
July 7, 2025
Understanding DNS over HTTPS (DoH): A Comprehensive Guide
Understand how DNS over HTTPS affects privacy, visibility, and DNS operations.
July 1, 2025
Unlocking Threat Detection: ASN Monitoring Meets DNS Private Data Lakes
Stop DNS hijacks with real-time ASN monitoring that detects traffic routing to unauthorized networks.
June 26, 2025
DNS Tunneling: Detection and Prevention Techniques
Protect your network from DNS tunneling with proven detection and prevention strategies.
June 20, 2025
What is an IPSECKEY Record and Why It Enhances Security
A standout trend for the May 2025 DNS analysis report was the nearly 80% month-over-month growth in IPSECKEY records. In this post, we explain what IPSECKEY is, why it's important, and why many organizations still haven't adopted it yet.
June 13, 2025
Understanding DNSSEC: Best Practices and Implementation Challenges
Protect your domains with DNSSEC. Learn how cryptographic signatures and trust chains secure DNS against spoofing, hijacking, and cache poisoning.
June 8, 2025
Vercara DNS Analysis Report – May 2025
May 2025 DNS activity rose to 4.34T queries, with IPv6 adoption up 7%, IPSECKEY records surging 80%, and DDoS attacks dropping nearly 88%.
June 8, 2025
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – May 2025
In May 2025, WAF threats surged 21%, with over 234M malicious web requests, rising bot traffic, and a spike in server errors signaling evolving risks.
May 27, 2025
What is DNS Load Balancing?
DNS load balancing improves performance, uptime, and scalability by distributing traffic across multiple servers using smart algorithms.
May 22, 2025
Keep Calm and Stream on: The Power of Multi-CDN
Discover how a multi-CDN strategy can boost speed, reliability, and resilience. Learn from experts how UltraDNS optimizes multi-CDN performance for today’s digital demands.
May 13, 2025
10 Common Malicious Bots and What to Do About Them
Malicious bots steal data, drain ad budgets, and disrupt sites. Learn how to detect and block bad bots—without harming good ones.