---
title: "The growing threat of DDoS attacks on DNS"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/the-growing-threat-of-ddos-attacks-on-dns/"
date: "2015-02-17T09:12:28+00:00"
section: "Hardware/Network"
tags:
  - "Hardware Security"
  - "Network Security"
source: "information-age.com"
source_url: "http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123459033/growing-threat-ddos-attacks-dns"
---

# The growing threat of DDoS attacks on DNS

February 17, 2015 · Reported by information-age.com

![](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/portadas/2015/the-growing-threat-of-ddos-attacks-on-dns.jpg)

> Since 2012, the number of infrastructure attacks on the domain name system (DNS) has increased by over 200%. Yet despite this rise, many businesses still aren’t doing enough to secure a critical component of their IT infrastructure.

[Read the full article at information-age.com](http://www.information-age.com/technology/security/123459033/growing-threat-ddos-attacks-dns)

**Tags:** [Hardware Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/hardware-security/) · [Network Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/network-security/)