Why Top-Level Domain Operators Can No Longer Rely on Hope for DNSSEC
A survey of 16 top-level domain operators reveals gaps in DNSSEC support, observability, and recovery planning, prompting NLnet Labs to launch Cascade, a new open source signing tool designed for audit and resilience.
Network Time Security becomes a formal internet standard for secure time
The IETF has published Network Time Security as an RFC, giving users and administrators a standard way to encrypt and authenticate time synchronization, a critical but often overlooked security layer.
Wave of Cyberattacks After George Floyd's Death Highlights DNS and DDoS Defenses
Following the murder of George Floyd, websites faced a surge in digital attacks, prompting Cloudflare to spotlight DDoS and DNS security for at-risk groups.
ChatGPT Rivals and Kwai's Quiet Climb Among 2025's Leading Internet Services
Cloudflare's Radar year in review shows ChatGPT competitors gaining users and short video platform Kwai rising quietly, based on DNS and traffic data.
Cloudflare for Teams Now Helps Remote Workers Reach Internal Hostnames Securely
Cloudflare's May 2020 announcement shows how its Zero Trust platform can answer DNS queries for private, internal hostnames, letting remote employees access company resources without traditional VPNs.
Internet Pioneer Behind DNSSEC and Global Domain Standards Receives Dutch Knighthood
Jaap Akkerhuis, a key figure in Europe's first open internet link, DNSSEC signing at scale, and the EPP domain standard, was knighted on April 24, 2026 for exceptional service to society.
NLnet Labs launches Cascade beta 1 hidden DNSSEC signer for public testing
NLnet Labs has published Cascade beta 1, a Rust-based hidden DNSSEC signer that adds incremental signing, TSIG, downstream IXFR, persistence and Prometheus metrics. It is ready for testing ahead of OpenDNSSEC's 2027 end…
CNAME before A? The DNS record order bug that crashed Cisco switches
A Cloudflare post mortem reveals how a memory optimization in 1.1.1.1 sometimes placed CNAME records after the final answer, breaking glibc and causing reboot loops on some Cisco switches.
Cloudflare renews privacy pledge for its public 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver
Cloudflare's April 2026 update on 1.1.1.1 explains why encrypted DNS and limited logging remain essential for everyday internet users.